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Public The nationwide strike by public sector workers teachers in western Libya have initiated widespread salary protests has escalated, paralyzing the education system and strikes directed at affecting approximately 1.6 million primary and secondary students. While the Tripoli-based unrest initially centered on the western region under the Government of National Unity (GNU). Initially, teachers’ unions launched an open-ended strike, citing insufficient monthly salaries of approximately 2,000 Libyan dinars and demanding better health insurance and allowances. The unrest subsequently (GNU), the strike has now expanded to include the healthcare and energy sectors, with medical staff at Al-Khadra and Zuwara hospitals participating in partial strikes due to resource shortages and inadequate wages. As of October 2026, eastern region controlled by Khalifa Haftar’s Libyan National Army. Coordinated by the education sector faces intensified instability. The General Teachers’ Union has coordinated a nationwide strike that has disrupted the education of approximately 1.6 million primary and secondary students. This industrial action follows a delayed school reopening, which was pushed Libyan Teachers, the movement has transitioned from September 6 localized sit-ins in Tripoli to September 13. an open-ended general strike. Teachers have rejected government proposals to end are demanding significant reforms, including the strike, insisting on official decisions regarding their demands. Key grievances now include harmonization of the public sector salary increases scale, an end to combat rising living costs, declining real wages, the payment of outstanding salary unpaid arrears, the introduction of teaching allowances, and comprehensive health insurance for educators and their families. improved medical coverage. Current monthly salaries for public sector teachers are salaries, reported to range be between 1,000 and 2,500 Libyan dinars. dinars, are deemed insufficient to meet the rising cost of living. In response to the disruption, the Ministry of Education growing crisis, Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah has expressed concern over lost instructional time and is considering measures such as canceling mid-year exams met with cabinet members to compensate for missed lessons. discuss potential solutions. The union is also planning further escalations, including mass protests outside situation remains volatile as other labor unions have threatened to join the GNU headquarters in Tripoli. movement unless the government addresses broader economic instability and the national cost-of-living crisis.