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Lebanon Labour Strikes: Politicizing Public Demands

By Adib Kawar • May 7th, 2008 • Category: Israel, Middle East Issues, Opinions and Letters, Zionism

In the picture, David Welch, the US Near East Affairs emissary with Fouad Siniora. Lebanese labor unions called for a strike on May 7th for adjusting the salaries of the public and private sector employees and workers, as salaries and wages had not been adjusted for the last ten years, although the cost of living [...]