Members of the National Federation of Worker and Employee Trade Unions in Lebanon (FENASOL) met on January 19, with labour and parliamentary components to take a unified position on the Lebanese government’s policies on the living and economic issues and the financial crisis.

Lebanese economists have noted that remittances contribute to strengthening the purchasing power of more than 250,000 families in the light of the collapse of the national currency.

In light of the deteriorating conditions of workers in municipalities in various regions of Lebanon, the Syndicate of Municipal Workers and Employees of the South called on the government and the concerned authorities to improve their conditions.

The South Lebanon Water Corporation’s workers’ syndicate threatened to stop providing services or to carry out any operations in all branches of the corporation.

The Bekaa Governorate Hospital Workers’ Syndicate has called on the authorities to respond to the demands of employees that include a salary increase and allowances such as social assistance, back-to-school allowance, and productivity grant.