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LBCI
04-06-2025
- Business
- LBCI
Head of Fuel Tanker Owners Syndicate criticizes customs hike on fuel
The head of the Syndicate of Fuel Tanker Owners and Fuel Transport Contractors, Ibrahim Sariini, criticized recent decisions to raise customs duties on fuel, saying they have dealt a blow to both citizens and those working in the fuel transport sector. In a statement, Sariini said the government's financial measures are coming at the expense of ordinary people. "Instead of finding fair solutions to the economic crisis, the state has opted for the easiest route—placing the burden of collapse on the public," he said. He warned that the customs hike on fuel will lead to an increase in the overall cost of living, especially in the transportation sector, as it will cause higher transportation fees and also affect other areas such as electricity, heating, and the prices of all types of goods. Sariini called for the decision to be reversed and announced the syndicate's solidarity with the General Labor Union and land transport unions and federations.
National News
29-04-2025
- Entertainment
- National News
Thursday, May 1, 2025
NNA – Labor Day Events in Lebanon 3:00 pm On the occasion of International Workers' Day (May 1), the National Federation of Workers and Employees Trade Unions in Lebanon will hold a workers' gathering at the federation's headquarters. 4:00 pm A cultural poetry festival titled 'Tribute to the Worker on His Day' will be held at the General Labor Union headquarters in Corniche Al-Nahr. The event is organized by the Association for Communication and Human Dialogue, Al-Hadath wal Khabar magazine and website Cam News, and the Sons of Beirut Association, in cooperation with the General Labor Union, under the patronage of Minister of Labor Mohammad Haidar.
National News
05-04-2025
- Politics
- National News
Labor Union praises new Central Bank Governor's positions, emphasis on returning depositors' funds
NNA - In an issued statement by General Labor Union Head, Bechara Al-Asmar, he praised "the honorable stances of Lebanon's new Central Bank Governor, Karim Saeed, who emphasized the return of depositors' funds through a transparent action plan and roadmap, based on placing the burden of losses resulting from the financial collapse and chaos that has prevailed since the outbreak of protests in late 2019, and the resulting smuggling of funds and the random disposal of other assets, on three parties - the state, the banks, and the Central Bank of Lebanon." The Union also congratulated the new Governor on his intention to conduct a thorough investigation to determine responsibilities to bring those involved to justice before the judiciary. "This falls within the framework of good governance, responsible and independent of all political interference, as the Governor declared in his statements," Al-Asmar added. "The General Labor Union, the most representative body of all Lebanese laborers in various sectors, and the one most affected by the evaporation of deposits and the lack of any clear and planned plan to return them, looks with aspiration to the new Governor, Mr. Karim Saeed, hoping that all concerned will cooperate constructively with him so that he can establish the beginning of solutions that restore confidence to depositors in their certain right to recover their lifetime's earnings and compensation," Al-Asmar concluded.
