The salary crisis looms on the horizon and “Public Sector Associations”: We will not give up our rights!

The Public Sector Associations Association issued a statement in which it explained that workers in the public sector, whether permanent or contractual, in addition to military and civilian retirees, look forward to the state’s fulfillment – a government and parliament – of its commitments that it made during the last session to discuss the 2026 budget, especially with regard to “correcting salaries, pensions, and contract wages.” The statement indicated that this would happen “by the second half of February.”

The group stressed that “the basic demand is to restore salaries and pensions to their purchasing power before 2019,” and added that they demand “the necessity of raising salaries and pensions immediately to 50% of their value in US dollars for the year 2019, with a gradual increase of 10% every six months, taking into account the minimum and maximum salary, and a parallel increase for contractors.”

The statement warned against “discrimination between job categories or any prejudice to the retirement system unless the goal is to improve pensions.” The statement also called on all workers and retirees to “be prepared to take to the streets at the appropriate time if these demands are not implemented.”