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الشرق اللبنانية
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Al-Khulaoui: Transport allowance is temporary and employee-funded
The article discusses criticisms from Maroun Al-Khouri, President of the General Confederation of Lebanese Workers’ Unions, regarding the agreement between the General Labor Confederation and the economic agencies on changing the transportation allowance. He explained that the modifications diminish the value of the compensation workers receive, as the previous 7-liter daily quota was abolished and replaced with 5 liters, accompanied by a cash ceiling of approximately 800,000 Lebanese Liras. This results in greater losses for workers, especially amid rising fuel prices. He emphasized that transportation allowance is meant to cover actual expenses, and reducing it does not align with economic principles; it causes real financial losses amounting to about $91 per month for each worker, increasing with higher fuel prices. He considered this agreement only a temporary solution that hampers efforts to address the living crisis and weakens workers’ purchasing power.
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