Conflict Incident Report

Sacked Casino employees resume sit in against board's decision

Date of incident:

February 26, 2015

Death toll:

0persons

Number of Injured:

0persons

Actors/Parties Involved:

Casino du Liban employees

NNA - Following the issuance of the Casino du Liban Board of Directors' Decision to keep 47 employees in their posts and stick to sacking the rest of them and giving them compensation, the dismissed employees gathered in front of the entrance to the casino and resumed their sit-in to protest against this decision.
They brought tents and threatened to hurt themselves, according to the NNA correspondent.
Discussions are underway to prepare a report that requests the return of all employees, as clarified by the Head of Casino workers' syndicate Jack Khoueiri.
It is to note that the Casino's doors are open despite the sit-in.

http://nna-leb.gov.lb/en/show-news/41058/Sacked-Casino-employees-resume-...

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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Conflict Incident Report

Sacked Casino employees resume sit in against board's decision