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Conflict Incident Report
Tripoli workers protest unpaid salary, lack of school grants and clothing allowances
Date of incident:
August 20, 2018
Death toll:
0persons
Number of Injured:
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved:
Lebanese Civilians
Members of Tripoli’s workers union Monday organized a general strike to protest unpaid salaries as well as a lack of clothing allowances and school grants.
The protesters blocked the municipality center’s main entrance, preventing administrative staff from entering the building and citizens from completing transactions on the eve of Eid al-Adha. Tripoli Mayor Ahmad Qamareddine addressed the issue in an interview, citing transaction errors as the cause for the delay in salary and grant payments. He said steps to correct these issues were underway.
However, Qamaredinne added that workers do not qualify for a clothing allowance and called on protestors to clear the entrance to the municipality center.
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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