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Protesters weather rain as Parliament meets
Date of incident:
March 15, 2017
Death toll:
0persons
Number of Injured:
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved:
Lebanese Civilians
BEIRUT: Huddled under umbrellas, groups of teachers and members of workers’ unions gathered Wednesday to protest the salary scale bill being discussed in Parliament.
Other workers joined teachers weathering the wet conditions outside Parliament to protest the salary adjustment bill.
Finance Minister Ali Hasan Khalil estimated the controversial bill, which would restructure public sector pay, would cost LL1.2 trillion ($800 million). This would be funded through tax increases, a number of which MPs approved.
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.
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