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