Judicial Assistants Committees announce work stoppage in Lebanon

The Judicial Assistants Committees have announced a work stoppage and a period of seclusion starting Monday. This decision follows statements from the Public Sector Unions Assembly and the General Administration Employees Association.

The strike is a response to a Cabinet decision to allow the installment-based payment of retroactive financial entitlements for public sector employees. The committees noted that the Council of State had previously issued an opinion stating that such installment plans are impermissible. They criticized the Minister of Finance's continued claims of insufficient funds to settle these dues, contrasting this with available funds for members of parliament and regulatory bodies.

The committees have called on all judicial assistants to adhere to the decision and prepare for further escalatory steps, including street protests, to defend their rights. They emphasized that these financial entitlements are