Public grievances, employment demands escalate in Syria

Public and employment-related demands have escalated in several Syrian governorates, with ongoing complaints over living and administrative conditions amid delays in addressing a number of issues affecting public-sector workers and citizens.

In Hasakah Governorate, healthcare workers who were included in integration processes with government institutions continue to demand the payment of their salaries, which have been delayed for nearly three months. They said the delay in receiving their dues has negatively affected their living conditions, while integration procedures continue to move at a slow pace.

In Raqqa, a number of residents expressed dissatisfaction with the deteriorating service and living conditions, calling for an end to what they described as the governorate’s marginalization. They also called for addressing the crisis of replacing old Syrian currency, accelerating the settlement of the status of teachers and employees whose files remain pending, and completing procedures to integrate them into state institutions.

In Deir ez-Zor, the post office in the city of Al-Mayadin witnessed significant overcrowding as currency replacement operations continued, amid citizens’ complaints about long waiting times, increasing pressure on service centers, and shortages of the new currency.

In the education sector, hundreds of male and female teachers continue to call for accelerating decisions on their transfer requests, which they submitted years ago. They said the continued suspension of these requests prevents them from achieving job stability and affects their living conditions, as their employment files remain in their original governorates of appointment and many administrative procedures remain stalled.

Teachers also say that delays in processing transfer requests have coincided with continued delays in salary payments for some of them compared with their colleagues, further increasing their living burdens despite their continued performance of duties and commitment to official working hours.

Meanwhile, the Ministry of Education stated in previous remarks that it continues to review transfer requests and integration files in coordination with education directorates in the governorates, in accordance with needs, available vacancies, and applicable regulations. It noted that these files require the completion of administrative verification procedures before final decisions are issued.

The relevant government authorities also explained that the payment of financial dues to workers included in integration processes is being carried out gradually after completing legal and administrative procedures, calling for sufficient time to finalize the files according to established procedures.

Those affected are calling for the swift implementation of these measures on the ground, including the payment of delayed salaries, completion of integration files, decisions on transfer requests, and improvement of service levels, in a way that helps ease living burdens and strengthen employment and service stability in the concerned governorates.

ANHA