Policy Grievances

Public administration employees stage sit-ins in Saida and Nabatieh to demand an increase in salaries and transportation allowance, and a re-evaluation of medical coverage plans

Civil servants, now in the second week of an open-ended strike, held two sit-ins Thursday, at the Serails of Saida and Nabatieh. They are demanding improvements in their working conditions, report L’Orient Today’s correspondent and the state-run National News Agency. “We want justice”; “we want fair salaries,” read signs held by sit-in demonstrators in Saida.

The Association of Parents of Lebanese Students Abroad stages a sit-in outside Banque du Liban's branch in Tripoli to demand the application of the student dollar law

وطنية - طرابلس - نفذت الجمعية اللبنانية لأولياء الطلاب في الجامعات الأجنبية،اعتصاما أمام فرع مصرف لبنان في طرابلس. واكد المعتصمون في بيان"الاستمرار بتحركهم والتوجه للقاء المسؤولين في وزارة التربية ووزارة الخارجية والسفارات اللبنانية "، وطالبوا  ب "العمل على حل أزمة الريجي وإفادة الطلاب من منحها". كما أشاروا الى ان تحركهم باتجاه مصرف لبنان والمصارف يهدف "الى القبول بطلبات التحويل القانونية وفتح الحسابات التي اغلقت، وفتح حسابات لأهالي الطلاب الذين ليس لديهم حسابات"، مؤكدين "المضي بالتحرك والاعتصامات على مختلف المستويات حتى تحقيق المطالب".

Houla residents block the road outside Houla municipality to protest water cuts

وطنية - مرجعيون - أفادت مندوبة "الوكالة الوطنية للاعلام" بأن عددا من أهالي بلدة حولا قطعوا الطريق جزئيا أمام بلدية حولا، احتجاجا على انقطاع المياه.

Public administration employees and retired police officers stage a sit-in and roadblock in front of the Serail in Tripoli to demand an increase in their salaries and retirement pensions

Public administration employees and retired police officers held a sit-in Friday morning, blocking the road in front of the Serail in Tripoli to demand an increase in their salaries and retirement pensions. They protested against the sharp decrease in the purchasing power of their salaries, paid in Lebanese lira, which has lost more than 90 percent of its value since the beginning of the economic crisis in October 2019. "We have waited too long, stop the humiliation," said Ibrahim Nahal, one of the protesters, L’Orient Today’s Tripoli correspondent reported.

Union of Bakeries' workers block the road in front of Tripoli Serail to protest flour shortages

Workers from the Union of Bakeries blocked the road in front of the Serail in Tripoli, North Lebanon, to protest flour shortages. Earlier this month, the Union of Bakeries had warned that "the quantity of wheat stored in the mills is not enough for more than 20 days,” while a significant number of mills are still not operational due to the delay in payment of wheat imports by the central bank.

Judicial assistants stage a partial strike (two days a week) to demand better working conditions and the payment of their dues

Judicial assistants announced Sunday that they will now work three days a week in all courthouses in Lebanon. The announcement follows a strike that began on May 30 to protest the deterioration of their working conditions in Lebanon amid the country's economic crisis. "Presence at work will be valid for Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of each week," the judicial assistants said in a statement.

Federation of Bakeries Syndicates members stage a sit-in outside the Ministry of Economy to protest the price of Arabic bread set by the state

The Federation of Bakery Syndicates held a sit-in at the Economy Ministry Friday to protest the price of Arabic bread set by the state, the state-run National News Agency reported. “The price of a ton [1.176,47 litres] of diesel has increased by 200 dollars, and a ton of sugar has increased by 100 dollars. We asked [the state] to adjust the price of a bundle of bread after the fluctuations in the cost of ingredients used in breadmaking and the [value of the lira relative to] the dollar, which reached LL28,000[-$1],” syndicate head Ali Ibrahim said.

Employees of the Sour Water Establishment strike to demand an increase in wages and allowances to cope with the inflation and the erosion of purchasing power

وطنية - أصدر مستخدمو وعمال دائرة مياه صور البيان التالي:

"بداية... تحية إكبار واحترام لكل الزملاء الموظفين والعمال الذين يعيشون ومنذ سنوات تحت الضغط يخوضون عن معظم شرائح القطاع العام نضالا أقل ما يقال فيه انه باللحم الحي.

Depositors' Outcry Association and United stage a sit-in outside the el-Amin Mosque in Beirut and try to enter the house of Association of Banks in Lebanon's director Salim Sfeir to call for depositors savings to be returned

وطنية - نفذ المودعون في جمعية "صرخة المودعين" ووكلاؤهم في "تحالف متحدون"، تحركا ميدانيا "إيذانا بانطلاق استهداف أصحاب المصارف وكل شريك معهم في هضم حقوق المودعين وسرقة أموالهم"، حيث انطلق التحرك بدءا من الحادية عشرة صباحا بتجمع أمام جامع الأمين في وسط بيروت لينطلق بعدها موكب السيارات ويجول في شوارع بيروت، رافعا لافتات بعنوان "مطلوب" تحمل صورا لأصحاب المصارف ورياض سلامة ونجيب ميقاتي، قبل توقفه أمام منزل رئيس جمعية المصارف سليم صفير في محلة سن الفيل، محاولين اقتحام المنزل ومضرمين النار أمام مدخله الرئيسي، وسط تواجد محدود لعناصر الجيش وقوى الأمن.

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