International Union of Public Service Workers

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Gharib pointed out two key problems facing the union movement: “The first is that it is part of the sectarian political system, and the second is that there are different priorities for the private and public sectors – in the private sector there is no union activity.”

October 27th, 2013 - 12:48 GMT

The quest for labor reform in Lebanon

There are many items on labor activists’ agendas for reforming the union movement in Lebanon, which suffers from an ineffective and corrupt bureaucracy, as well as a weak private-sector presence.