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Conflict Incident Report
Lebanon EDL contract workers joint strike across Lebanon in Beirut, Bekaa, Tyre
Associated Timeline/Case:
EDL Conflict (starting July 11, 2014)
Date of incident:
July 25, 2016
Death toll:
0persons
Number of Injured:
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved:
EDL workers
On 25 July 16, Electricite du Liban contract workers in south and east Lebanon joined a strike which had been staged by their colleagues in Beirut to pressure the company into meeting their longstanding demands. Contract employees in the southern city of Tyre carried out a protest inside the company's headquarters in the area. However, the strike didn't impact the work of the staff, who continued their tasks normally. Contract workers at the company's eight branches in the Bekaa Valley declared an open-ended strike until their demands were met.An employee reportedly tried to set himself on fire outside the company's main branch in Beirut's Corniche Al-Nahr area.
This security incident was mapped according to the closest possible location.
Primary category:
Collective Action [inc. protests, solidarity movements...]
Classification of conflict (primary):
Conflicts of socio-economic development
Conflicts associated with lack of, or gaps in economic development, opportunities and access to resources.
Classification of conflict(secondary):
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.
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