Troubled firms owe staff years of wages

The spokesperson for Libya’s troubled firms has urged the federal government to redistribute staff to public sector positions and handle years of unpaid salaries, highlighting a rising disaster within the nation’s workforce administration.

In a latest interview with Libya Al-Ahrar tv, Kamal Al-Thabet criticised authorities officers for neglecting affected staff whereas persevering with to rent new staff for everlasting positions.

”The state is opening doorways for hundreds of latest hires whereas ignoring our current workforce disaster,” Al-Thabet mentioned.

He known as on a number of authorities our bodies, together with the Ministries of Industry, Culture, and Economy, to handle the employees’ state of affairs, stating these companies bear direct duty for resolving the disaster.

Al-Thabet additionally requested an official investigation into the matter by Libya’s key oversight our bodies – the Audit Bureau, Administrative Control Authority, and the Attorney General’s Office – suggesting that some people could also be intentionally prolonging the employees’ difficulties.

The disaster has revealed coordination issues between authorities branches, in line with Muhammad Ruwaiha, head of the National Union of Libyan Workers. “There’s a clear disconnect between legislative and executive authorities in addressing these salary issues,” Ruwaiha defined.

In response to the continued state of affairs, the union chief has inspired affected staff to organise peaceable demonstrations outdoors each the House of Representatives and Government of National Unity workplaces to press for options.