# ACNUR Explains Teacher Dismissals in Pakistan Refugee Camps

> ACNUR says closing Afghan refugee schools in Pakistan led to 300 teachers being fired without pay.
- Title: ACNUR Explains Teacher Dismissals in Pakistan Refugee Camps
- Summary: ACNUR says closing Afghan refugee schools in Pakistan led to 300 teachers being fired without pay. ACNUR states 300 Afghan teachers were dismissed after…
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## ACNUR Confirms Teacher Dismissals
ACNUR says closing Afghan refugee schools in Pakistan led to 300 teachers being fired without pay.
## Teachers Protest Unpaid Dismissals
Hundreds of Pakistani teachers who taught Afghans for decades protested sudden dismissals without compensation.

> Servimos a la institución durante cuatro décadas, pero nos despidieron con un simple trazo de pluma, sin ninguna compensación ni indemnización
## Refugee Camps Closed in 2023
Pakistan closed refugee camps since October 2023, deporting 280,000 Afghans and leaving 1.2 million in Pakistan.
## Key takeaway

ACNUR states 300 Afghan teachers were dismissed after Pakistan closed refugee camps in 2023, ending their 40-year teaching contracts.