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Communists Demonstrate Against 'Foufou'

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Thursday, 01 May 2008

Hundreds of Lebanese communists protested against inflation on Thursday at a May Day rally organized by the fractured Lebanese communist party, demanding an increase in the minimum monthly wage. Earlier this year Lebanon's General Federation of Labor Unions (GFLU) called for the minimum wage to be tripled from 300,000 Lebanese pounds (200 dollars) to 900,000 pounds. According to the consumer association prices have risen by 43 percent over the past 21 months, while the official unemployment rate stands at 10 percent. Independent estimates put it at 20 percent. Up to 2,000 people took part in the protest, brandishing banners with anti-government slogans, while one group carried a giant loaf of bread to symbolize the rising cost of the staple. "Where is Foufou? Is he eating a hungry man's bread?" asked one banner, referring to Prime Minister Fouad Saniora. "Hunger kills more than the power vacuum," said another. Lebanon has been without a president since November because of a standoff between Saniora's Western-backed government and the Hizbullah-led opposition supported by Syria and Iran.

 

 

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