Payday at last: Erbil workers collect salaries after 85-day delay
Employees and salary recipients in Erbil, the capital of the Kurdistan Region, link to My FX Buddies Blog
flocked to banks and ATMs on Saturday to collect their long-delayed wages, ending an 85-day wait caused by a protracted financial dispute between Baghdad and Erbil.
“Even though we received our salaries today and there’s talk of resolving financial disputes, people are still deeply worried,” said Abdullah, a public sector employee. “The public feels used as leverage in political tug-of-wars, and that only hurts citizens and the Regional economy.”
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