Salvador City Hall to Pay Workers Early for Public Servant Day
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The city of Salvador will pay workers early this month.
The mayor of Salvador is Rodrigo Cunha.
He said workers will get their October salary on Tuesday, October 27.
This is earlier than normal.
The early payment is a gift for Public Servant Day.
A public servant is a person who works for the government.
Salvador is celebrating Public Servant Week this month.
The mayor made the announcement about the early payment.
Many city workers will be happy about this news.
The city often gives special events in this week.
This year, the city chose to pay salaries early.
Workers usually get paid later in the month.
Vocabulary4 words
- mayor
- the leader of a city
- salary
- money a worker gets for their job
- public servant
- a person who works for the government
- announcement
- when someone tells people important news
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1. Rodrigo Cunha 2. Workers' October salary 3. True
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The city of Salvador will pay workers _____ this month.
The _____ of Salvador is Rodrigo Cunha.
He said workers will get their October _____ on Tuesday, October 27.
This is earlier than _____.
The early payment is a gift for Public Servant _____.
A public servant is a person who works for the _____.
Salvador is celebrating Public Servant _____ this month.
The mayor made the _____ about the early payment.
Many city workers will be happy about this _____.
This year, the city chose to pay salaries _____.
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