Public Sector

Public Sector Crisis: The Finance Minister’s Last Straw

Natasha Metni Torbey, 22/05 18:48 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Tensions are mounting in the deserted halls of Lebanon’s public administrations. A single decision by the Ministry of Finance on May 15 was enough to trigger an immediate call for a strike. But beyond the standoff over working hours, deeper issues are surfacing—highlighting the urgent need for comprehensive reform of the public sector amid a ...

Warning Strike in Lebanon’s Public Schools

This is Beirut, 19/03 11:00 - Reading : less than a minute

Lebanon Public Sector Contract Teachers

The union of contract teachers in Lebanon's public sector announced a warning strike on Wednesday, March 19, and Thursday, March 20, in response to a government decree and following Minister of Education Rima Karami's decision to raise the hourly rate while excluding contract teachers from the $375 summer productivity bonus. On Wednesday, the ...

Without a Salary Adjustment, Civil Servants Face an Uncertain Future

Liliane Mokbel, 06/03 19:39 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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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 ...

The Necessity of Restructuring the Public Sector: A 'Political' Solution

Maurice Matta, 20/02 10:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Salaries and wages of public sector employees and workers: a pending issue whose resolution is tied to the beginning of the new mandate… These employees have already received promises that have not materialized, the latest being from the previous government led by Najib Mikati, which promised a new salary scale—never adopted—last June. Many ...

Public Sector: Vacancies and Shortcomings

Liliane Mokbel, 26/01 17:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The scandal of “electoral hiring” in the public sector is not a new phenomenon. What drives these “hunters of ghost jobs” is less the salary than the associated perks: generous bonuses, discretionary spending, allowances for occasional assignments, representation expenses, and even travel indemnities for overseas trips, often handed out ...

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