Government departments strike over salaries
01 Feb 2010, 6:00 PM
Ahmed Nazeer
Staff at several government departments, including the fisheries ministry and the attorney general’s office, have gone on strike in protest at the restoration of salaries for only some areas of government.
Staff a some of the other ministries, including the tourism ministry, are rumoured to be deciding whether they should take part.
Yesterday salaries were restored for staff at the independent commissions, courts, parliament and the judicial services. The president announced over the weekend that the remaining civil servant salaries will be restored in April if the country’s economy has stabilised.
A senior staff member from the attorney general’s office told Minivan News that more than 40 people working at the office were participating the strike, and would continue to do so until their received the restored salaries.
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