Collective Action
Road blocks and strikes in Tripoli and Sidon due to the increase exchange rate
Road-blocking and strikes continued Saturday [June 26] in Tripoli and Sidon as the Lebanese pound plummeted to unprecedented lows. Several shop owners closed their businesses in protest of the economic situation and the surge in the dollar exchange rate, citing the daily losses they incurring as a result of the sharp decline in the value of the national currency.
Date:
June 26, 2021
Actors/ Mobilising structures:
Collective / informal group
Multi-organisational field (collaboration, allies) :
N/A
Mode of Action:
Road blockade
Strike
Tire burning
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