Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa issued two legislative decrees on Sunday, raising salaries, wages, and pensions by 200% and improving the minimum wage. The decision will be implemented starting July 1, 2025.
The first decree, No. (102), stipulates a 200% increase in salaries and wages for all public sector workers, including ministries, public institutions, public sector companies, administrative units, and workers in the joint sector in which the state holds a stake of at least 50%.
The increase also includes temporary, daily, seasonal, casual, contract, and monthly workers, whether they work part-time or on a production basis, fixed, or variable wage basis.
According to Article 2, Clause (b), this increase excludes workers covered by the provisions of Basic Workers Law No. 53 of 2021, previously issued by the "Syrian Salvation Government."
In parallel, the decree raised the minimum wage in the private, cooperative, and joint sectors to 750,000 Syrian pounds per month for workers not subject to Basic Workers Law No. 50 of 2004. The decree also granted the Minister of Finance the authority to amend wage schedules and round up fractions within the limits of 1,000 Syrian pounds.
The second decree, No. (103), stipulated a 200% increase in retirement pensions for beneficiaries covered by insurance, pensions, and social security laws. This decision includes original pensioners and their beneficiaries, in addition to civilians with partial disability who do not receive pensions from other sources.
The decree stipulated that the new pension should not be less than the total of the previous pension plus the amount of the increase, while setting a ceiling for increases for former private sector employees not exceeding what their peers in the state receive.
The two decrees tasked the Minister of Finance with issuing executive instructions in coordination with the Minister of Social Affairs and Labor, as well as preparing the draft legislative instrument necessary to implement the content of the two decisions.
Zaman Al-Wasl
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