Collective Action
Workers at Rafik Hariri University Hospital strike in demand of wage hike
Workers at Rafik Hariri University Hospital held a three-hour strike Tuesday morning to protest delays in implementing their wage hikes.
Bassam Akoum, a representative of employees at the hospital, said Tuesday’s strike, which started at 7 a.m. and ended at 10 a.m., did not affect the hospital’s emergency section or other urgent operations.
He said that during the strike, the Health Ministry contacted the employees to arrange a meeting with the minister.
Date:
March 5, 2019
Actors/ Mobilising structures:
Workers group (inc.union, syndicate, etc.)
Multi-organisational field (collaboration, allies) :
Labor Union / Syndicate
Mode of Action:
Strike
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:
Episodic
State response:
N/A