The Shura Council has officially rejected on Tuesday the last cabinet draft on wage increases after holding a meeting with Labor Minister Charbel Nahhas, who proposed the salary hike to the cabinet . The meeting with Nahhas was chaired by Judge Shukri Sader , head of the council
Nahhas: Cabinet to reconsider the wage hike
Lebanon’s labor minister Charbel Nahhas told a local radio station Wednesday that the Cabinet would Wednesday look into reconsidering its decision on boosting worker’s wage, as teachers across the country went on strike over the deal.
Lebanon teachers protest against wage increase
Public and private school teachers went on strike and protested on Wednesday morning in front of the Grand Serail , National News Agency reported.
Proposed new min. wage could bankrupt 80% of companies, report
Mohammad Shoucair , President of Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture of Beirut and Mount Lebanon told Al Nahar newspaper in remarks published on Wednesday that he rejects the proposal of General Labor Confederation Union leader Ghassan Ghosn over the increase in minimum wage stressing that such an increase will bankrupt 80 % of the […]