Cabinet Rejects Nahhas Wage Plan, Adopts 'Legalized' GLC-Committees Deal
The cabinet on Wednesday voted against the wage hike plan proposed by Labor Minister Charbel Nahhas, adopted instead a “legalized” version of the agreement reached at the Baabda Palace between the General Labor Confederation and the Economic Committees under Premier Najib Miqati’s sponsorship.
According to the approved plan, the minimum wage would become LL675,000 -- a sum that excludes transportation benefits -- while 100% increase would be added on the first bracket of salaries (LL400,000) and 9% on the second bracket.
Under the new decree, the cabinet also annulled a LL200,000 increase approved by the Saniora government in 2008 as well as any wage boosts granted starting January 1, 2010.
The dispute in the session revolved around the issue of transportation benefits, with Nahhas demanding that it be added to the basic salary.
The issue was then put to the vote of cabinet, with 19 ministers voting against Nahhas’ plan and 10 minister voting in favor.
The cabinet also tasked the labor minister with preparing a draft law under which the government would define the daily transportation allowance. Nahhas was also asked to submit a proposal on education benefits.
“The transportation allowance and education benefits will remain unchanged until this law is issued,” Information Minister Walid al-Daouq announced after the session.
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Funy that... Always the general public/workers r the losers.
Slave labor! Is that wat they want??
Although nahhas s proposal wasnt very moderate , its only fair to increase more the minimum wage , at least by 40% but come on 100%? We are not in disneyland mr nahhas and even i u have good intentions , you cannot work this way , those things need time and a market to adapt to the new wage . Unless you want families to come to the governement begging for money because half of the people were fired? Give it time but i agree the increase is a joke . And prices should be controlled, many people are dying of hunger . Dont we have economists? Or all we have are Dr titles bought by money and mutual barking every day on now realities we cannot change? Lets try to change what is possible for the
Moment and it is meet our peoples needs