Summary
Employees at state-run telecommunications company Ogero went on strike across Lebanon Thursday to oppose cuts to their salaries proposed in this year's draft budget.
The allocations to Ogero earmarked for wages and salaries witnessed a significant reduction in the budget referred to Parliament from the Finance and Budget Committee.
Some of the articles being protested are Article 82, which would give employees 15 days of annual vacation instead of 20, and Article 90, which would require them to work for 25 years instead of 20 years before retiring.
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