Lebanon: Trade Unions Demand New Gov’t in New General Strike

Lebanon: Trade Unions Demand New Gov’t in New General Strike

Spontaneous protests are also demanding access to medicine, fuel, hospitalization, and electricity.





The Crisis Observatory at the American University of Beirut warned that "the risk of Lebanon falling into the rank of failed states has become a reality after it fell 36 places over five years.“ Its rank in 2021 was among the 34 most failed states out of 179 states.





The Public Prosecutor at the Court of Cassation, Judge Ghassan Oueidat, on Monday called on public prosecutors in Lebanon to "strictly pursue the monopoly of foodstuffs and oil derivatives, after there has been a lot of refraining from selling these subsidized materials, or selling them at prices that exceed the set price.“





Judge Oueidat said that what is happening "are crimes stipulated by law and must be prosecuted, and shops, warehouses and stations belonging to the suspects must be sealed with red wax.“





The judicial procedure came as trade unions and civil bodies prepare for a general strike that begins on Thursday to push for the formation of a government.





On Monday, unions of food industries, bakeries, transport workers and taxi drivers announced that they would respond to Thursday's strike.





Bechara Al-Asmar, head of the General Labor Union, told Arab News: "Our move will be