Libyan representative denies salary increase speculations
The official spokesman of the Libyan House of Representatives (HOR) denied what was circulated regarding the existence of a proposed salary increase for HOR members, as reported by Libya Eye on September 14th.
Abdullah Belhaq, the official spokesman of the Libyan House of Representatives, said that what is being spoken of surrounding the approval or proposal of an increase in the salaries of the members of the Council is “untrue”.
The denial in Benghazi, coincided with the convening of the House of Representatives session at the council’s headquarters in the city, chaired by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aguila Saleh.
Throughout the duration of the session a number of files were discussed by the council, including the final agreement of the 4+4 committee and its outputs regarding the Board of Directors of the High National Elections Commission, alongside the topic of the unified salary scale for state workers and the decision to increase the salaries of retirees.
According to Blehaq’s statements after the session, the House of Representatives agreed to form a committee comprised of specialists, experts and university professors to study the proposal for a unified salary scale for state employees, and also agreed to form another committee of specialists, experts and professors to study the reasons for not implementing the decision regarding salary increases for retirees.
The statement of the House of Representatives published on its official website did not show the existence of a proposal to increase salaries for the workers and members of the House.
Conversations surrounding wage in Libya are particularly prominent as this news comes at a time of recent movements emerging in the education, health and oil facilities guarding sectors highlighting the wage crisis as a prominent issue in the country. Governmental favouring for wages would pose a broader threat to the stability of Libya’s vital industries with healthcare workers already on strike that have faced years of delayed salaries.
Libya Eye, Maghrebi.org.
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