Conflict Incident Report

Group of freelancers blocked road in Zahle

Date of incident:

April 5, 2017

Death toll:

0persons

Number of Injured:

0persons

Actors/Parties Involved:

Lebanese Civilians

On 05 Apr 17, in Zahle-Bekaa, a large number of freelancers in the industrial city of Zahle gathered and blocked the road with burning tires in protest against the increase in Syrian labor and the competition of Lebanese workers and stakeholders. They pleaded officials to intervene to reduce the aggravation of the matter before its escalation into a negative impact.

This security incident was mapped according to the closest possible location.

Source Link:

http://www.elnashra.com/news/show/1091911/

Primary category:

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

Classification of conflict (primary):

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.

Classification of conflict(secondary):

Border conflicts (Syrian border)

Violations, disputes and/or conflicts arising between rival armed groups along the Lebanese/Syrian borders which involve parties or militant groups from the Lebanese and Syrian side in both Lebanon and Syria. These conflicts also encompass transnational groups (such as faith-based regional groups, e.g. ISIS, al-Nusra Front) that cannot be considered as strictly Syrian, Lebanese or of any other national entity.

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Group of freelancers blocked road in Zahle