REPORT: UCC calls on lawmakers to separate social, economic issues from politics

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16-07-2014 | 04:13
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REPORT: UCC calls on lawmakers to separate social, economic issues from politics
The Union Coordination Committee announced on Wednesday that it will hinder the work of the Higher Council for Urban Planning until their demands are met.

The UCC's comments were made during a sit-in outside the headquarter of the Council whereby protesters reiterated that they will continue boycotting the correction of state official exams.

For his part, head of the UCC Hanna Gharib called on the Lebanese lawmakers who are boycotting the parliamentary sessions "to separate the social and economic pending issues from politics and the distribution of shares."

In turn, Minister of Education Elias Bou Saab that the decision to approve the pay scale "is not in the hands of the Ministry of Education."

Bou Saab added that the education sector is now interfering in the political disputes, adding that some "known" leaders are hampering the approval of the pay scale.

The UCC has been on a continuous sit-in calling on the authorities to pass the pay scale, which stipulates a wage hike.

The decision to revive movements came as a result of the failure of the Joint Parliamentary Committees to resolve the dispute on the Value Added Tax in a proposal aimed at securing the funds for the salary scale that was approved by former Prime Minister Najib Mikati's cabinet.

Former PM Mikati's cabinet endorsed the new salary scale for public employees in 2012, ending a long dispute that had triggered several sit-ins and strikes held by the UCC.

Former President Michel Sleiman signed the decree mid-June 2013 and it was referred to the Joint Parliamentary Committees for further examination, however the law was never passed to parliament.


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