KHARTOUM, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) -- Sudan's Council of Ministers Thursday issued a decision to increase the salaries of the workers in the public sector after the Finance Ministry completed the technical procedures.
"The decision has been handed to the Civil Service Bureau to issue a detailed notice within two days for the salaries increase," Khairi Al-Nur, secretary of labor relations of Sudan's Workers Trade Union Federation, was quoted as saying by official SUNA news agency.
The Sudan's Workers Trade Union Federation earlier signed an agreement for increasing the salaries by a range from 500 Sudanese pounds (10.5 U.S. dollars) to 2,500 Sudanese pounds.
On Jan. 3, Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir promised to improve the livelihood of the Sudanese people through implementing increase of salaries as of January, in addition to provision of houses for the workers and improvement of pensioners' conditions.
Since Dec. 19 last year, various areas in Sudan, including Khartoum, have been witnessing protests over the deteriorating economic conditions and price hikes of basic commodities.
According to government statistics, at least 24 people have been killed during the popular protests.
