After long wait, October salaries set for distribution
Shafaq News/ On Sunday, the Kurdistan Regional
Government (KRG) announced that salaries for Kurdish employees for October will
be distributed on December 17.
The KRG revealed in a statement, “Based on the
decision made in the last cabinet meeting of the Kurdistan Region and on the
recommendation of Prime Minister Masrour Barzani, a Kurdish delegation visited
Baghdad on Sunday, to discuss the issue of the region’s salaries with the Federal Ministry of Finance.”
The delegation is led by KRG Finance Minister Awat
Sheikh Janab Nuri, an informed source told Shafaq News. The statement added,
“The distribution of salaries for October will begin on Tuesday, December 17.”
While expressing gratitude for the patience of
Kurdistan Region employees, the government emphasized that it, “will not give
up their rights in any way.”
Public sector workers in the Kurdistan Region
have faced mounting financial difficulties due to delays in salary payments,
prompting escalating strikes in Sulaymaniyah province that have affected key sectors
such as hospitals and schools.
