Salary Increment for Public Servants or Increasing Minimum Wage for PNG?
A thought came to my mind late last year (2022) when I read on the paper that public servants are getting salary rise by 3% for a period of three years. This came about as there was so much talk about giving back to the hardworking civil servants who have devoted their lives to serve the people of PNG in various fields in the government agencies. Therefore, the 3% increase in their salary is an approach taken to compensate their efforts as well as to boost their performance. This was timely, as countries around the world are experiencing inflation, which PNG is no exception. Civil servants in PNG can now enjoy the benefits of the policy, however, not everyone in the society is benefiting. Private and the informal sectors are facing the heat of inflation. Prices of goods and services are skyrocketing, and unemployment is high. People struggle to live in the urban centers, given that the country's minimum wage is one of the lowest in the world. With the little they have from the pay...
