Environmentalists from “Pishdar” and “Xabat” district strike for their salary
On December 16، 2023، the environmentalists of Pshdar and Rania once again began a strike to receive their salarie. Slaries that have not been paid for 95 days. The workers’ strike also included Chamchamal environmentalists whom started their strike for their salaries.
A spokeswoman for the Environmental Protection Agency tells Worker’s Voice representative, “The strike only took two days. We were successful to get one month’s salary. The initial demand was to get paid for all three months.” The situation is still ambiguous and two month salaries are still on stake. The only way is go on general strike or to quit working for this company. Both solution are difficult, especially finding new job these days”.
Environmentalists in “Khabat” district in Erbil have been on strike for three days to get their salaries. One of the workers said, “We have not received a salary for three months. He says that “we will continue our strike until we receive our wages, and unless we get paid in full, we will continue our strike.
There are 14 environmental companies in Erbil province that are responsible for waste collection. The company has been given two days’ notice by the government official to pay workers. Waste collection in Erbil province generates more than two billion Iraqi dinars. Private companies’ revenue is %60 of this amount.
