National Institute of Statistics employees protest in Bucharest for unpaid wages
Bucharest, Romania · Nov 4, 2026
Is it still on?
NOIt was a one-day action on Nov 4.
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The Tea in three lines
- Why they are protesting
- Employees of the National Institute of Statistics are protesting against the non-payment of salary arrears mandated by court rulings.
- What they want
- The protesters demand the payment of outstanding salary installments for 2025 and 2026 and the alignment of their pay scale with the SGG.
- What changed
- Nov 4: Protesters submitted a memorandum to the Ministry of Finance after reporting a lack of dialogue regarding their outstanding payments.
Both sides
What protesters want
- Payment of 2025 and 2026 salary arrears
- Alignment of INS pay scale with the SGG
Organised by: Sindicatul din Institutul Național de Statistică București
What authorities say
No official response from the Ministry of Finance was reported in the sources.
The numbers
Only figures a source states, with who said it. Estimates often differ.
The full story
On November 4, 2026, between 150 and 200 employees of the National Institute of Statistics (INS) gathered in front of the Ministry of Finance in Bucharest to demand the payment of salary rights established by final court rulings. According to the Sindicatul din Institutul Național de Statistică București (SINSB), these payments, which were supposed to be staggered over five years, were frozen for 2025 and excluded from the 2026 budget. Union leader Dan Iliescu stated that the arrears amount to approximately 12,000 to 15,000 lei per employee. The protesters submitted a memorandum to the ministry, citing a lack of response to their requests since May. The union has indicated that further actions will be determined if their demands remain unaddressed by the authorities.
Timeline
Approximately 150 to 200 employees gathered in front of the Ministry of Finance to demand payment of court-ordered salary arrears.2
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