Collective Action

Beirut airport technicians start a two-week-long strike to protest their deteriorating working conditions

Beirut Airport technicians announced on Monday that they will go on strike from Wednesday, June 2 at 8 p.m. until Thursday, June 16 at 6 a.m. to protest the deterioration of their working conditions, as Lebanon continues to suffer from its unprecedented economic crisis. In a press release, the technicians announced "suspending their night work" and threatened "an escalation [of measures] if the working conditions of the employees were not improved.” They also criticized 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 hope not to be forced to resort to escalation at a later date in case the situation for employees does not improve,” they warned, adding that they call for “very urgent solutions that can be quickly implemented and found.” The technicians also clarified that the services they offer will be suspended, noting however that the flights of ministers, search and rescue, relief and urgent cases will be exempt from their strike.

Date: 
June 2, 2022
Actors/ Mobilising structures: 
Workers group (inc.union, syndicate, etc.)
Multi-organisational field (collaboration, allies) : 
N/A
Mode of Action: 
Strike
Objective: 
Reform (advocating for limited change in political, socio-economic etc.)
Cause/ Grievances/ Framing CA: 
Access to socio-eco rights
Policy Grievances
Spatial characteristics: 
Location on the Lebanese territory
Frequency: 
Continuous
State response: 
N/A

LBN-Airport

Village Name: 
Beirut International Airport
Local Name: 
Rafik Hariri Beirut International Airport
Caza: