Civil servants in Palestine prohibited from working second job
Palestinian civil employees are worried that the new Palestinian government decision to ban holding a second job will cut their monthly income, as they can barely make ends meet in light of the harsh living conditions.
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Palestinian experts discussed the government decision forbidding a second job for civil employees at a workshop organized by the Coalition for Accountability and Integrity (AMAN) on Oct. 19. They criticized the lack of a clear government policy and plan for the decision’s implementation, which would affect marginalized groups especially.
The decision did not include an increase in the salaries of public employees, who can barely make ends meet amid the rising living costs, and thus poverty levels are expected to rise further.
On Sept. 27, the Palestinian consensus government issued a decision to forbid civil and military employees to hold two jobs starting in 2017, to fight corruption and curb unemployment.
Palestinian Bar Association Secretary Rubhi Qatamesh criticized the decision and told Al-Monitor, “The decision should have been based on a sane economic equation that entails increasing the salaries to be in line with the consumption rates so that everyone can conform to the law.”
