#Hamas Employees Protest Salary Delays by PA
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Palestinian employees of the former Hamas government shout slogans after breaking past the gate of the Palestinian unity government cabinet headquarters to demand back pay, in #Gaza City January 13, 2015. Photo: AFP/Mohammed Abed
Hundreds of Hamas employees began a sit-in in front of the headquarters of the Palestinian unity government in Gaza on Tuesday, vowing to stay until their salaries were paid. “Our sit-in is peaceful and we do not want to destroy public property, but we will stay here until our members are recognized and their salaries paid,” union spokesman Khalil al-Zayan said. Zayan noted that staff recruited by the former Hamas administration had not received any wages for seven months. read (...)