Shura Council Approves Wage Hike, Conditions Amendments
The Shura Council approved on Friday the cabinet’s controversial decision on wage hike that caused a series of protests amongst politicians, citizens and Syndicates.
The Council conditioned some modifications to the decision without interfering with the amount of increase on brackets.
Last week, the cabinet approved a wage proposal made by Prime Minister Najib Miqati, whereby the minimum wage increased by LL100,000 to LL600,000, salaries under LL1 million by 30% up to a LL200,000 increase, and salaries above LL1 million by a 20% increase up to LL275,000.
On Thursday, the Syndicate Coordination Committee staged a strike rejecting the cabinet’s decision, warning that the strike will be escalated gradually until the cabinet backs down on its wage boost decision.
Meanwhile, the General Labor Confederation has decided to stage a strike across Lebanon on December 27 to protest the cabinet wage boost as the Syndicate and the GLC failed to unite their stances over the matter.
In October, the Shura Council turned down the cabinet’s proposal to raise the minimum wage to LL700,000 and give workers earning less than LL1 million a LL200,000 raise while increasing the wages of employees earning between LL1 million and LL1.8 million a LL300,000 raise.
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