95% of government workers on strike
Published 15 September 2013 21:59

RAMALLAH (Ma'an) -- Around 95 percent of government employees answered their
union’s call to strike on Sunday, the union chief said.

Bassam Zakarneh told Ma’an that the strike was the first step of protests
held by the union until the government meets their demands.

Zakarneh called on the government to start serious talks with employees and
asked it to be fair in dealing with workers’ unions.

The union will escalate its strike to two days next week and three the
following week before starting an open strike on Oct. 6, he added.

Zakarneh claimed that Basel Ramahi, general director at the Ministry of
Finance, issued a memo indicating that employees will receive pay cuts for
days they go on strike.