Nermin El-Sherif, President of the General Trade Union Confederation of Libya, called on the Libyan Minister of Labor and Rehabilitation to raise the minimum wage value in both public and private sectors.
El-Sherif demand occurred during an intervention she made last Thursday in Benghazi, in the presence of a number of ministers, a member of the House of Representatives, directors of public and private companies as well as the Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
Nermin El Sherif stressed that the minimum wage must be 600 dinars or more instead of 450, so that social justice in Libya could be achieved, unemployment could stabilize, and to put an end to the those exploiting job seekers and giving them low salaries.
The President of the General Trade Union Confederation of Libya also spoke the situation in private schools where they take advantage of unemployed teachers and appointing them with salaries that are less than 400 dinars and as low as 250 dinars.
El-Sherif emphasized that if privatization and foreign investments into the public sector are a necessary evil, it would not happen until formal meetings are made with union and syndicate parties to ensure the rights of workers in their contracts.
El-Sherif also noted that the importance of social responsibility for institutions and society lies in improving the services provided to the community, creating real job opportunities, paying fair wages, ensuring the safety of workers and employees, and participating in finding solutions to social and environmental problems.
El-Sherif also pointed out that most of the efforts of businessmen are limited to charitable, non-developmental activities related to feeding the poor or providing them with clothes or services without considering developmental projects that could radically change the living standards of the poor and make it sustainable.
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