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News I
Thursday, April 17. 2008
Hizbullah Surrounds Police & Frees 2 Detainees
Hizbullah freed two detainees after they were apprehended by police for having no identity cards on them.
note: the law does not permit the police to detain someone for simply not having his/her identity card
The two men were stopped at the security checkpoint around 9:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Qmatiyeh village near the mountain resort town of Aley, east of Beirut.
One of the cyclists made a cell phone call and shortly afterwards about 100 Hizbullah members surrounded the police and freed the two men.
Labor Union Threatens Strike on May 7 if Minimum Wage is not Raised
The General Federation of Labor Unions (GFLU) has threatened to go on strike May 7 if the minimum wage is not raised.
The current minimum wage has been 300,000 LL (200 USD) since the mid 1990s.
The government has offered to increase this to 450,000 LL (300 USD).
The labor unions are seeking an increase to 960,000 LL (640 USD).
Adjusted for inflation, the 200 USD minimum wage of the 90s should be over 500 USD today.
In other words, the poor are getting poorer, and will still be poorer with the 100 USD increase offered by the government.
tags: news, daily, lebanon, beirut, lebanese, labor union, april 17 2008, hizballah, police, minimum wage, government
-finkployd- Daily News on Blogging Beirut
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