Collective Action
Ogero employees protest proposed salary cuts
Employees at state-run telecommunications company Ogero went on strike across Lebanon to oppose cuts to their salaries proposed in this year’s draft budget. The allocations to Ogero earmarked for wages and salaries witnessed a significant reduction in the budget referred to Parliament from the Finance and Budget Committee. Around 100 Ogero employees gathered in Beirut’s Martyrs’ Square before marching a short distance to the headquarters of the An-Nahar newspaper.The protest comes in tandem with the third consecutive day of discussions on the draft 2019 state budget in Parliament, where lawmakers have taken the podium one after the other to deliver speeches on the document.
Date:
July 18, 2019
Actors/ Mobilising structures:
Workers group (inc.union, syndicate, etc.)
Mode of Action:
Demonstration
March
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:
Episodic
State response:
N/A