BWI supports Lebanese trade union leader amidst legal harassment

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Lebanon Teachers and students in Lebanon need global solidarity to save their education system and their hope for the future. The world must answer. [Education International] 29-03-2022

Lebanon Head of General Federation of Drivers' Trade Unions: No strike on Wednesday [MTV] 06-07-2021

Lebanon Teacher unions committed to delivering quality education amidst worst economic crisis in 30 years [Education International] 29-06-2021

Lebanon Workers stage general strike over escalating crises [Independent] 18-06-2021

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BWI supports Lebanese trade union leader amidst legal harassment 2023-10-04 [BWI]

Lebanon on cusp of network blackout as dispute grows with telecom workers 2023-03-31 [Al-Monitor]

Education in Lebanon – a crisis with no end in sight 2023-02-15 [Education International]

Workshop with PSI Lebanese affiliates 2022-09-07 [PSI]

Central Bank workers strike after judge raids HQ 2022-07-21 [BBC]

Ongoing civil strikes further cripple everyday life 2022-07-11 [Al Jazeera]

Lebanon: Healthcare workers strike over unpaid wages and overstretched workloads: Healthcare workers strike over unpaid wages and overstretched workloads 2022-06-18 [Business and Human Rights Resource Centre]

Education International mission in solidarity with teachers, students, and schools 2022-05-02 [EI]

Teachers and students in Lebanon need global solidarity to save their education system and their hope for the future. The world must answer. 2022-03-29 [Education International]

Ethiopia Abused migrant worker in Lebanon dreams of justice in rare court case 2022-02-17 [N MENA]

Businesses and workers affected by the explosion at the port of Beirut find themselves caught in multiple crises 2021-11-08 [Equal Times]

Head of General Federation of Drivers' Trade Unions: No strike on Wednesday 2021-07-06 [MTV]

In the midst of Lebanon's financial crisis, farmers are struggling to survive 2021-07-02 [Equal Times]

Teacher unions committed to delivering quality education amidst worst economic crisis in 30 years 2021-06-29 [Education International]

Workers stage general strike over escalating crises 2021-06-18 [Independent]

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Blow to Migrant Domestic Worker Rights 2020-11-01 [Human Rights Watch]

New Safeguards for Migrant Domestic Workers 2020-09-21 [Human Rights Watch]

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My name is Winnie, I survived Lebanon's kafala system 2020-08-28 [Opendemocracy]

ILO creates decent jobs to support Beirut explosion clearing operations 2020-08-17 [ILO]

Lebanon in revolt 2020-08-12 [Workers liberty]

International solidarity as education sector reels from impact of explosion 2020-08-12 [EI]

ITF stands in solidarity with the port workers and people of Beirut 2020-08-10 [ITF]

Lebanon's deadly blast: when corruption turned into carnage 2020-08-09 [Open democracy]

BWI Solidarity Statement on the Beirut Explosion 2020-08-08 [BWI]

Unions express solidarity after deadly blast rocks Beirut 2020-08-05 [IFJ]

Abolish Kafala (Sponsorship) System - Adopt Rights-Respecting Contract for Migrant Domestic Workers 2020-07-27 [Human Rights Watch]

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Poverty or virus? Lebanon's uprising continues despite the pandemic 2020-05-06 [Opendemocracy]

GSTU pushes for COVID-19 response fund 2020-04-15 [BWI]

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BWI Mission to Lebanon 2020-02-29 [BWI]

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Lebanon's Prime Minister resigns after 13 days of massive protests 2019-10-31 [Left Voice]

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Protestors in Lebanon refuse to compromise call nationwide general strike 2019-10-22 [Left Voice]

Protesters refuse to compromise call for nationwide general strike 2019-10-22 [Left Voice]

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