The General Labor Confederation stressed that “any discussion or order regarding the return to the old salary scales will be met with the declaration of an open-ended strike in all sectors and schools.”
“Are you asking the GLC and the Union Coordination Committee to stand idly by, while the employees and teachers continue to suffer for the pay scale?”
In a press conference, GLC chairman Beshara al-Asmar called on the cabinet to fight corruption and to launch an initiative to reinstate the decision to link the pay scale to the taxes.
“The parliamentary elections are drawing near and accountability will come and will be harsh against all those who dared to deprive the citizens from their rights,” he stated.
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