Collective Action
Veterans block VAT building entrances in protest
Veterans blocked the entrances of the Finance Ministry’s VAT building protesting austerity measures imposed on them in the 2019 budget and delays to payments for new retirees. Retired Brig. Gen. Sami al-Rammah called on the Finance Ministry to pay delayed “retirement benefits and school aid” to the veterans.The veterans held a series of protests against deductions to their pensions in the 2019 state budget before it was endorsed by Parliament in July.
Date:
October 9, 2019
Actors/ Mobilising structures:
Workers group (inc.union, syndicate, etc.)
Mode of Action:
Demonstration
Road blockade
Objective:
Protest of a policy/ governmental measure/ 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