politics
May 1, 2026
Ortega stirs internal waters further by taking part of public workers' salaries
Rosario Murillo designed a table to take a fee from each state worker depending on how much they earn per month.
TL;DR
- Over 130,000 Nicaraguan state workers must now "donate" part of their salary to the Sandinista Front party.
- Deductions are mandatory and taken directly from payroll, varying from C$100 for basic salaries to C$4,000 or 7% for higher positions.
- The directive was communicated through departmental meetings, with superiors detailing the deduction amounts.
- This mechanism is described as "legalized robbery" by affected workers and legal experts, as it bypasses Nicaragua's Labor Code.
- The FSLN is projected to receive approximately C$71.7 million (US$1.95 million) monthly from these forced contributions.
- The measure is criticized for further diminishing the purchasing power of state workers and allegedly lacking legal basis in the Labor Code.