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Tigray Interim Administration Orders Government Employees to Return to Work Within Three Days

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Tigray Interim Administration Orders Government Employees to Return to Work Within Three Days
AI SUMMARY

The recently established Tigray Interim Administration has ordered all regional government employees to return to their posts within three days or face personal responsibility.

  • The Tigray Interim Administration was established last week by the federal government following mid-September conflicts and the seizure of major cities from TPLF control.
  • The interim administration issued a directive on Tuesday, October 10, 2019, requiring regional government employees to report in person to their workplaces within three consecutive working days.
  • Employees who fail to report within the specified three-day period will bear personal responsibility.
  • Human resources coordinators in various offices have been instructed to register returning employees.
  • The interim administration is slated to govern the Tigray region for six months until elections can be held, with a mandate to rebuild collapsed government structures and restore interrupted social services.
  • Assefa Abraha has been appointed as the chief executive to lead the administration and public service sector.
  • TPLF has issued a statement opposing the interim administration and warned regional structures not to cooperate, declaring any decisions made by the administration illegitimate.