Libyan agency calls for pause in public sector appointments

The Libyan state agency mandated to oversee government performance has called for the halting of appointments and contracts in the public sector because of an excessive wage bill, reported Reuters on January 15th.

The Administrative Control Authority (ACA) said the number of employees in Libya’s public sector had risen to 2,099,200, with salary costs totalling 372 billion Libyan dinars over the past 12 years.

The World Bank said in a 2024 reported, based on a 2022 survey, that 89% of Libya’s labour force is employed in the public sector.