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| 1987 Lebanon general strike | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | 5 November 1987 – 11 November 1987 | ||
| Location | |||
| Methods | Strike action | ||
| Parties | |||
The 1987 Lebanon general strike was a 5-day general strike in Lebanon in November 1987. The first general strike in Lebanon since the 1952 Lebanon general strike, the strike was called in opposition to the Lebanese Civil War and the ongoing economic crisis in the country.
Background
[edit]Lebanese Civil War Israeli occupation of Southern Lebanon
General Confederation of Lebanese Workers (in French Confédération Générale des Travailleurs Libanais (CGTL), in Arabic الإتحاد العمالي العام في لبنان)
History
[edit]Prelude
[edit]In May and September 1987, the General Confederation of Lebanese Workers held National General Syndical Conferences,
General strike
[edit]On 5 November 1987,
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "STRIKE IN LEBANON". Washington Post. 21 October 1987. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
- ^ "Lebanon Paralyzed by First General Strike in 35 Years". Los Angeles Times. 6 November 1987. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
- ^ "LIBAN : la débâcle économique La grève générale illimitée illustre le "ras-le-bol" de la population". Le Monde. 6 November 1987. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
- ^ "Lebanese Begin a General Strike". The New York Times. 6 November 1987. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
- ^ "Le Liban paralysé par la grève". Le Monde. 7 November 1987. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
- ^ "Strike starts, war continues". The Press. 7 November 1987. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
- ^ "LEBANESE STRIKE ENDS". Washington Post. 9 November 1987. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
- ^ "Poor hardest hit by strike in Lebanon". The Business Times. 10 November 1987. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
- ^ "LIBAN: Le travail a repris après une grève de cinq jours". Le Monde. 11 November 1987. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
- ^ Issa, Sintia (22 March 2022). "Digging Through the Archives for the 1987 Strike That Braved the Barricades". The Public Source. Retrieved 16 October 2024.