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Protesters gather again as Parliament convenes
Date of incident:
January 27, 2017
Death toll:
0persons
Number of Injured:
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved:
Lebanese Civilians
Protesters congregated at Beirut’s Riad al-Solh Square regarding a number of demands as lawmakers attended a Parliament session in the nearby Nijmeh Square. A group of around 50 protesters made up of contract workers at state institutions, high-school teachers and Civil Defense employees who had previously been laid off gathered in the downtown area to demand that officials reconsider their varying demands. The public administration contract workers called for permanent employment contracts, urging MPs to treat them “fairly” and “with respect.”
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.
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