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Conflict Incident Report

Solidarity march with the migrant workers in Lebanon

Date of incident: 
May 3, 2015
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Migrant Domestic Worker

For the sixth year in a row, domestic workers will be celebrating Workers' Day in Lebanon along with civil society organizations, friends and supporters. Join us to demand the recognition of the Domestic Workers' Union in Lebanon!
11 AM : Gathering at Wata El Msaytbeh next to Zouheiri Petrol Station
11:30 AM to 1 PM Parade
1 PM to 4 PM Cultural Festival & Market
Organized by domestic workers in the parking lot in Hamra main street facing Kababji.
For the sixth year in a row, domestic workers will be celebrating Workers' Day in Lebanon along with civil society organizations, friends and supporters. Join us to demand the recognition of the Domestic Workers' Union in Lebanon!

11 AM
Gathering at Wata El Msaytbeh next to Zouheiri Petrol Station

11:30 AM to 1 PM
Parade

1 PM to 4 PM
Cultural Festival & Market

Primary category: 
Collective Action [inc. protests, solidarity movements...]
Classification of conflict (primary): 
Conflicts of social discrimination
Violent and unjust treatment of different categories of people and individuals based on race, age, gender or sexuality, committed by the State, groups and individuals, related to a lack of protection and rights, inefficiency of the Justice system and persisting social and economic vulnerabilities.
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.