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The number of Belarusians who don't receive wages on time or at all has been growing since the beginning of the year.

According to the Belarusian Statistical Committee, as of March 1, 510 companies owed a total of Br300.6 billion to 87,300 employees, Belsat reports.

Many Belarusian companies have problems with paying wages to workers. There have been reports in the last few months about four- and three-day working weeks, failure to pay wages in full and forced unpaid leaves.

The number of Belarusians who do not receive wages on time has been growing since the beginning of the year. As of January 1, companies owed Br22.1 billion to 3,000 workers, while on February 1, 277 companies had a total debt of Br171 billion to 49,000 workers.