Conflict Incident Report

Secondary school teachers protest salary delays

Date of incident:

September 12, 2015

Death toll:

0persons

Number of Injured:

0persons

Actors/Parties Involved:

Lebanese Civilians

Secondary school teachers who work on contract held a sit-in Saturday for the second time in less than a week to protest salary delays.

The protesters, who held their sit-in near the Ministry of Education building in Beirut's UNESCO area, claimed that the ministry has delayed the payment of their salaries by six months.
They tried to erect a tent in the middle of the street to press their demands, but police stopped them.
On Monday, the teachers held a similar sit-in.
They accused Education Minister Elias Bou Saab of "turning a deaf ear" to their demands.
The teachers urged the ministry to halt open competition between contract workers for posts and pay them their salaries.

http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2015/Sep-12/314976-seconda...

Primary category:

Collective Action [inc. protests, solidarity movements...]

Classification of conflict (primary):

Conflicts of socio-economic development

Conflicts associated with lack of, or gaps in economic development, opportunities and access to resources.

Classification of conflict(secondary):

Policy conflicts

Conflicts associated with political decisions, government or state policies regarding matters of public concern, such as debates concerning law reforms, electoral laws, and protests of the government’s political decisions, among others.

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Conflict Incident Report

Secondary school teachers protest salary delays