Collective Action

Truck owners block Dahr al-Baidar road

Truck owners gathered on the Dahr al-Baidar road Wednesday to protest new registration rules, leading General Security to step in to prevent traffic jams, the state-run National News Agency reported.

The group said in a statement that “after the Interior Ministry’s decision to suspend [the validity] of foreign license plates, these truck owners face many problems that hinder their work and affect their livelihoods.”

Date: 
February 20, 2019
Actors/ Mobilising structures: 
Workers group (inc.union, syndicate, etc.)
Multi-organisational field (collaboration, allies) : 
Labor Union / Syndicate
Mode of Action: 
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: 
One off
State response: 
N/A

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Village Name: 
Dahr el Baidar
Local Name: 
Hammana
Caza: