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Conflict Incident Report

Lebanese marble, cement factory owners protest foreign imports

Date of incident: 
August 3, 2017
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Lebanese Civilians

On 03 Aug 17, the owners of marble and cement factories held a sit-in on the western route of the highway in Chekka in protest against competing goods imported from Egypt and Syria.

 

This security incident was mapped according to the closest possible location.
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):
Conflicts of socio-economic development
Conflicts associated with lack of, or gaps in economic development, opportunities and access to resources.