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"worthless pensions"This is how Fadi, an employee in the public sector, answers, and adds, wondering: "Why do I go to work and the cost of arriving and returning from work is much more than my monthly salary".
As for Hanadi, who is also a public sector employee, she says: "In the event that I go to work, I may not be able to carry out my duties towards the citizens due to the permanent electricity cuts, and the loss of many tools and stationery that I need to complete my work"indicating that this matter prompted its administration to forcible closure.
Hanadi is surprised that the Lebanese government grants employees an official holiday on the occasion of Labor DayShe said, regretfully: "No work, neither during Labor Day nor after it".
million workers
The head of the General Labor Union, Bechara Al-Asmar, said in an interview with "Sky News Arabia"that in light of the current conditions, public and private sector employees are unable to go to work on a daily basis, describing the situation as"tragic"which no one can withstand and continue with.
Al-Asmar pointed out that a large part of public sector employees come to work two or three times a week maximum, as the percentage of service provision in some ministries is very small, and a number of state institutions are suspended from work.
Al-Asmar adds in his speech to the site "Sky News Arabia"that the state resorted, several months ago, to granting public sector employees what is called"social assistance"The daily transportation allowance for public and private sector employees was also raised from 24 thousand pounds to 64 thousand pounds, but even this aid is no longer sufficient with the high exchange rate of the dollar against the pound, and with the arrival of fuel prices To high amounts, pointing out that Prime Minister Najib Mikati was informed of the necessity of raising the transportation allowance again.
Al-Asmar revealed that the number of workers and employees in Lebanon About one million workers are currently working in the public and private sectors, noting that no matter how much of them are granted, they no longer have the ability to go to work daily, especially with the absence of public transportation, expressing his hope that the upcoming parliamentary elections to be held in two weeks will be a turning point for Lebanon and its workers.
The first solution to the rescue
For his part, the director of the Lebanese Institute for Market Studies, Patrick Mardini, said in an interview with the website "Sky News Arabia"that with the collapse of the exchange rate Lebanese pound There is a great erosion in salaries, which has caused the collapse of the citizens’ purchasing power, and the poverty rate has risen dramatically.
Mardini points out that the principle of social assistance is not a solution that works, especially since this aid is financed by printing the lira, which ultimately means a greater collapse than before.
Mardini believes that the first solution to rescue is through the establishment of a monetary council whose first task is to stop The collapse of the lira And install it to later raise salaries.
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“Pensions are worthless.” This is how Fadi, an employee in the public sector, answers, and adds, wondering: “Why do I go to work, and the cost I pay to arrive and return from work is much more than my monthly salary?”
As for Hanadi, who is also an employee in the public sector, she says: “If I go to work, I may not be able to carry out my duties towards citizens due to the permanent electricity cuts, and the loss of many tools and stationery that I need to complete my work,” noting that this matter prompted her administration to forcible closure. .
Hanadi is surprised that the Lebanese government grants employees an official holiday on the occasion of Labor DayShe lamented, “There is no work, neither during Labor Day nor after it.”
million workers
The head of the General Labor Union, Bechara Al-Asmar, said in an interview with “Sky News Arabia”, that in light of the current conditions, public and private sector employees are not able to go to their work on a daily basis, describing the situation as “tragic”, which no one has the ability to withstand and continue with. .
Al-Asmar pointed out that a large part of public sector employees come to work two or three times a week maximum, as the percentage of service provision in some ministries is very small, and a number of state institutions are suspended from work.
Al-Asmar added in his interview with “Sky News Arabia”, that the state resorted, several months ago, to granting public sector employees what is called “social assistance.” The daily transportation allowance for public and private sector employees was also raised from 24 thousand pounds to 64 thousand Lebanese pounds. However, even this aid is no longer sufficient with the high exchange rate of the dollar against the lira, and with the arrival of fuel prices To high amounts, pointing out that Prime Minister Najib Mikati was informed of the necessity of raising the transportation allowance again.
Al-Asmar revealed that the number of workers and employees in Lebanon About one million workers are currently working in the public and private sectors, noting that no matter how much of them are granted, they no longer have the ability to go to work daily, especially with the absence of public transportation, expressing his hope that the upcoming parliamentary elections to be held in two weeks will be a turning point for Lebanon and its workers.
The first solution to the rescue
For his part, the director of the Lebanese Institute for Market Studies, Patrick Mardini, said in an interview with “Sky News Arabia”, that with the collapse of the exchange rate Lebanese pound There is a great erosion in salaries, which has caused the collapse of the citizens’ purchasing power, and the poverty rate has risen dramatically.
Mardini points out that the principle of social assistance is not a solution that works, especially since this aid is financed by printing the lira, which ultimately means a greater collapse than before.
Mardini believes that the first solution to rescue is through the establishment of a monetary council whose first task is to stop The collapse of the lira And install it to later raise salaries.