Conflict Incident Report

Two public hospitals close in salary protest

Date of incident:

May 18, 2018

Death toll:

0persons

Number of Injured:

0persons

Actors/Parties Involved:

Lebanese Civilians

Employees at government-run hospitals in Kesrouan and Baalbeck announced the closure of their facilities to all patients, in an escalation of an ongoing protest over delayed wage hikes.

Kesrouan hospital employees said the “complete and comprehensive” closure would remain until they received a salary raise in line with the salary scale law passed by Parliament in 2017.

The Fattouh Kesrouan Government Hospital in Buwar made the announcement one day after public hospital employees protesting outside Baabda Palace announced plans to close facilities across the country.

Employees at the Baalbeck Government Hospital announced the continuation of their strike. They were standing in solidarity with a nurse who was injured during Wednesday’s Baabda protest

Source Link:

http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2018/May-18/449869-…

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

Two public hospitals close in salary protest