{"id":188361,"date":"2012-12-25T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-12-25T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dabangasudan.preview.websight.nl\/retired-employees-no-pension-for-5-years\/"},"modified":"2012-12-25T17:00:00","modified_gmt":"2012-12-25T17:00:00","slug":"retired-employees-no-pension-for-5-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/retired-employees-no-pension-for-5-years","title":{"rendered":"Retired employees: no pension for 5 years"},"content":{"rendered":"

Retired employees of the water supply corporation of East Darfur declared not having received their pension for five years now, Radio Dabanga has learned on Tuesday, 25 December.<\/p>\n

The representative of the pensioners, Sabeel Ismail, said that more than 60 former staff members who worked at the localities of El- Daein, Abukarinca, Adila, Abujabrah, Alfirdos, Abumatariq and Assalaya, have not received any compensation since 2008.<\/p>\n

Ismail told Radio Dabanga they have complained \u201cseveral times\u201d about the situation to official authorities and to the pension commission.<\/p>\n

However, the workers were told their compensation could not be settled as the pension fund has failed to receive 340 million Sudanese pounds, according to Ismail.<\/p>\n

The pensioners representative said the retired staff is currently facing \u201clivelihood and health hardships\u201d as a result, and asked the El-Daein water corporation to expedite the payment. <\/p>\n

See also<\/em>: Teachers\u2019 salaries \u2018not paid for 18 months\u2019<\/a> (22 November 2012)<\/span><\/p>\n