The head of the oil workers union, “Mounir Abu Al-Saud”, said that the workers in the sector are asking for an increase in their salaries by "67% of the basic salary, in accordance with the decision of the temporary government of 2013," asserting the request for all their delayed financial dues, since the decision’s issuance five years ago.
" Abu Al-Saud” pointed out in media statements that there will be protest vigils organized by the workers of the sector in nine oil fields” However, it gave an opportunity to the presidential council until the end of this year to decide on the disbursement of the delayed increases of the oil sector through the general budget for next year."
The number of employees in the oil sector is 50 000 government employees, and in 2013 the government ordered to increase their salaries by 67% with an increase of 20% for the employees in the government sector, while Libya spends annually 24 billion dinars on salaries and wages.
The presidential decree on raising the salaries of 205 000 soldiers is still very recent, which was accompanied by other calls and statements of civil disobedience, to ask for the increase of workers’ salaries in other regions.
According to the reports of the Court of Audit, Libya's expenditure on the salaries of public jobs is estimated at 139.23 billion dinars during the past six years, with 50.2% of the government expenditure, during those years.
The minimum wage is about 450 dinars ($ 321) because of the reduction in the public spending, during the previous years and because of the austerity measures, as since 2015 the increases in the government workers’ salaries have been stopped.
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