This is Beirut, 22/07 21:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Lebanon strike civil servants pay raise
The League of Civil Servants announced on Tuesday evening the continuation of its strike on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of this week, denouncing the government’s inaction in response to its demands, even those that “do not incur any cost to the state.” In its statement, the league criticized what it described as the government’s ...
This is Beirut, 14/07 13:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Lebanon Strike Corruption Salaries Protests civil servants
Lebanese civil servants are once again raising their voices. In a statement issued Monday, the Public Sector League reiterated its full support for the ongoing strike, denouncing what it described as the "neglect of the most basic rights" of Lebanese public employees, who have become "the victims of the state’s collapse and its abdication of ...
Liliane Mokbel, 06/03 19:39 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Salary civil servants Minimum salary public sector private sector
The issue of raising the minimum wage is back on the table, highlighting a stark wage gap between the private and public sectors. Despite a 95% devaluation of the Lebanese pound since October 2019, the minimum wage in the public sector remains set at 6,750,000 pounds, while it has reached 18,000,000 pounds in the private sector. This disparity ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-02-21 14:36 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Civil servants from the Ministries of Labor, Economy and Information will be on strike starting Wednesday in support of their wage demands. They are protesting against the fact that they have been excluded from the allowances that the government plans to grant to certain categories of civil servants. A delegation from the syndicate representing ...
This Is Beirut, 2023-12-16 16:38 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Civil servants in the public administration voiced their concerns on Friday evening, threatening an all-out strike. They had previously engaged in a partial strike, maintaining a permanent presence one day per week. The League of Civil Servants called on the government to approve the civil service decree at Tuesday’s Cabinet meeting. In a ...