Lebanon is in contact with Turkey and Egypt to transfer those seriously injured in the fuel tanker explosion for medical treatment, the country s High Relief Commission said on Sunday, reports Anado.
Lebanon s caretaker Prime Minister Hassan Diab has blamed corruption for Sunday s fuel tanker explosion, describing the incident as a humanitarian tragedy , reports Anadolu Agency. At least 28.
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A man collects goods from a garbage bin in Lebanon s northern city of Tripoli on December 12, 2019. (AFP) Beirut - Inas Sherri
The head of Lebanon’s General Labor Union, Bechara Al-Asmar, said that contract workers were severely hit by the repercussions of the Covid-19 lockdowns and the deteriorating economic situation.
In remarks to Asharq Al-Awsat, Asmar noted that there were around 120,000 contract workers who are hired by state institutions, such as the state-owned power company (EDL), who depend in their living on their daily income.
He said most contract workers earn no more than LBP 50,000 per day, that is, USD 33 on the official exchange rate, and USD 6 on the current black market rate, “making them mainly among the poorest groups in society, especially after the economic crisis.”