2006-2007 laws enacted over protests In 2006, Government and Parliament anticipated the upcoming 2007 elections by proposing two generous lifetime pension laws for themselves. The proposed laws for former heads of sovereign organs and former members of Parliament were strongly criticized by La'o Hamutuk and other civil society organizations. Nevertheless, the first law was enacted as Lei Nº. 1/2007 de 18 de Janeiro: Pensão Mensal Vitalícia dos Deputados e Outras Regalias (Lifetime monthly pension for Members of Parliament and other benefits). The second law was initially vetoed by then-President Xanana Gusmão, but Lei Nº. 7/2007 de 25 de Julho: Estatuto dos Titulares dos Orgãos de Soberania (Status of Holders of Sovereign Organs) was re-passed by the newly-elected Parliament and promulgated by newly-elected President Jose Ramos-Horta. The laws continued to be controversial, and some small political parties campaigned about them in the 2012 elections, but the benefits for members of Parliament and leaders of Government outweighed any possibility of revision. By 2015, Timor-Leste's people were spending about $300,000 in public funds every month to pay for these pensions. However, protests against this injustice continued to escalate, as the majority of Timor-Leste's citizens remained below the poverty line. | 2006-2007 lei rua aprova ona, maske protesta Iha tinan 2006, atu antisipa ba eleisaun ne’ebé atu mai iha 2007, Governu no Parlamentu Nasional proposta lei jenerosu rua hodi fó pensaun vitalisia ba sira nia an rasik. Proposta lei ba eis-titulares sira no ba eis-Deputadu/a sira ne’ebé hetan kritika maka'as husi La'o Hamutuk no NGO sira seluk. Maske nune'e, lei ida-uluk liu hetan promulgasaun mak Lei Nº. 1/2007 de 18 de Janeiro: Pensão Mensal Vitalícia dos Deputados e Outras Regalias. Lei segundu hetan veto husi Prezidente Xanana Gusmão, maibé Lei Nº. 7/2007 de 25 de Julho: Estatuto dos Titulares dos Orgãos de Soberania ikus mai hetan aprovasaun husi Parlamentu ne’ebé foin eleitu iha 2007 no hetan promulgasaun husi Prezidente foun José Ramos-Horta. Lei rua nafatin kria polemiku lubuk, no partidu polítiku ki'ik sira balu halo kampaña kontra lei hirak ne’e durante eleisaun 2012, maibé nia benefísiu ba deputadu/a no ukun na’in sira prevene tiha posibilidade atu halo revizaun. Iha tinan 2015, povu Timor-Leste gasta maizumenus $300,000 kada fulan hosi orsamentu estadu atu selu ba pensaun sira. Entaun, ema barak halo protesta ba injustisa ida ne'e; basa, iha tempo hanesan maiorite sidadaun sira kontinua moris iha liña pobreza nia okos. |
2016: debate reopened Escalating public criticism finally caused Parliament to re-open the discussion in 2016, and two laws (Portuguese) were drafted by the Fretilin and PD parties to revise the existing pensions. Parliament created an ad-hoc committee which held a public hearing on 30 June, with oral testimony from La'o Hamutuk, the HAK Association, and the Judicial System Monitoring Programme. La'o Hamutuk and JSMP also made written submissions (Tetum). La'o Hamutuk's submission discusses: Pension is a right for those who cannot work. This revision must consider social and economic justice. Parliament should strengthen financial sustainability.
| 2016: Debate loke fali Kritika sira husi públiku kontinua aumenta, no ikus mai Parlamentu loke diskusaun iha 2016, no sira halo projetu lei rua (Portugés) hosi Bankada Fretilin no Partidu Demokrátiku atu altera pensaun ne’ebé eziste ona. Parlamentu kria Komisaun Eventual ne’ebé halo audiénsia iha loron 30 Juñu, no rona testemuña husi La'o Hamutuk, Asosiasaun HAK, no Programa Monitorizasaun Sistema Judisiál. La'o Hamutuk no JSMP mós hakerek submisaun rua. La'o Hamutuk nia submisaun diskute: Pensaun nudár direitu ba sira ne’ebé la aguenta kaer servisu. Alterasaun tenke konsidera justisa sosiál no ekonomia. Parlamentu tenke hametin prinsipiu sustentabilidade finansial.
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