Hundreds of workers take to the streets on their day, GLC warns government

Hundreds of workers took to the streets on Tuesday in commemoration of May 1st, like every year. During the protest called for by the Lebanese Communist Party and the General Labor Confederation (GLC), participants chanted slogans condemning the increase in food and fuel prices and the absence of services and governmental subsidies.       

Protestors marched from the region of Barbir, heading to the opposite side of the Grand Serail in Downtown Beirut.     

On this occasion, the head of the GLC Ghassan Ghosn said “We will no longer remain silent over a government that is seeking to impoverish its people, spread corruption, allow briberies, protect monopolization and waste public funds.”       

Ghosn confirmed on Tuesday the general strike scheduled for May 3 in protest against the government policies regarding living conditions in Lebanon.         

“We chose this day to confirm the strike in order to demand our rights from the government, which has distanced itself from the people’s concerns,” he added, warning the government against repeating the disastrous past experiences that depleted the citizens’ purchasing power.