- Friday's strike was called for this week by the General Confederation of Lebanese Workers
- Beirut's port was closed, as were several other state institutions
Parts of Lebanon's public and private sectors have gone on
strike called for by the country's labor unions to protest worsening
economic conditions and months of delay in the formation of a new
government.
Friday's strike was called for this week by the General Confederation of
Lebanese Workers, with the backing of the new cross-sectarian Sabaa
Party.
Beirut's port was closed, as were several other state institutions, such
as the National Social Security Fund and the electricity company, which
had the gates to its compound closed with chains.
Flights stopped for an hour in the morning at Beirut's Rafik Hariri International Airport.
However, Mohamad Shukeir, head of the chambers of commerce, industry and
agriculture that represent the private sector, said that Friday is a
normal work day.
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