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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.
Palestinian employees paid by the Palestinian Authority wait to receive their salaries outside a closed bank after a scuffle with employees appointed by Hamas since 2007, in Gaza City June 5, 2014. A Palestinian unity government formed by President Mahmoud Abbas and the Islamist Hamas group faced its first and serious challenge on Thursday when civil servants of Hamas, who were not on a payment list, scuffled with those cashing their salaries. Civil servants employed by Hamas since 2007 arrived and prevente
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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.

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