Cameroon: President Biya signs decree increasing child benefit allowance

President Biya has signed a decree raising the monthly family allowances paid to workers by the National Social Insurance Fund and the Ministry of Finance as of 1 January 2016 to 2800 CFA francs per dependent child. The 83 year old dictator also stated in Article 2 that his decree repeals Decree No. 85/1096 of 2 August 1985.The child benefit decree falls seven days after the resolution taken on 14 January after a meeting of the National Consultative Labour Commission held in Yaoundé. 

The CPDM government after the debates, decided that the rate of family allowances paid to workers in Cameroon should be increase from 1800 to 2800 FCFA FCFA. An increase of FCFA 1,000. Some unionists are demanding an increase of 6,000 CFA francs, saying the amount of FCFA 1,000 is very insignificant.