The strike of public sector employees, justifiably so, continues to paralyze what remains of the decaying state institutions that are collapsing day by day in light of the absence of authority, rampant corruption, and disregard for the law. While citizens suffer from the halting of various transactions, officials persist in ineffective and inadequate solutions. The resolutions issued from the latest ministerial meeting have not fulfilled the purpose, as indicated by the atmosphere of employees who are demanding more than what was decided.
It is important to note that the state is capable of improving employees' conditions through steps that increase state revenues, particularly with the approval of the customs dollar, which has not been sanctioned for the benefit of certain traders and beneficiaries. Additionally, the much-promised funding card could have been part of the solution had it included employees as well.
The head of the Public Administration Employees Association, Nawal Nasr, stated that "the resolutions issued are unfair to a large segment of employees who receive meager wages, contributing further to the oppression and crushing of the rights of those working in the public sector." In this context, Nasr pointed out in a statement to "Al-Anbaa" that "the essentials of the employees' demands, such as healthcare and educational grants, were absent from those provisions. Moreover, the transportation allowance granted, amounting to 95,000 Lebanese pounds, is modest and insufficient for citizens to commute to and from their workplaces."
Thus, Nasr affirmed that "the strike in public administrations will continue due to employees' objections and their refusal to accept the disregard and squander of their rights," emphasizing that "a continuous strike is a fundamental component of the escalating measures and the sector will fight with all available means." Therefore, the suffering of Lebanese people grows day by day, knowing that the state does not hesitate to humiliate citizens in various ways and at all levels, leaving only the possibility of waiting for rescue to save what remains of institutions.
