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Lebanon Moves Toward Raising Private Sector Salaries

This is Beirut, 11/04 18:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Labor Minister Mohammad Haidar on Friday led a key meeting of the Ministry of Labor’s Price Index Committee to discuss the salaries and allowances of private sector employees. Regarding retirement, Haidar recalled the adoption last November of a new law establishing a retirement and social protection system. He stated that the ...

Rising Prices, Stagnant Wages: An Ever-Harder Daily Struggle

Liliane Mokbel, 19/03 18:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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In one of his first statements to the press, the new Minister of Labor, Mohammad Haidar, said that raising the minimum wage is among his priorities. He noted that the matter would be discussed with Finance Minister Yassine Jaber but did not specify a figure. Recently, some have called for a minimum wage of $1,000—five times the current ...

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