The Bakery Workers Syndicate in Beirut and Mount Lebanon announced in a statement after a meeting that took place at the beginning of the week with the Lebanese Ministry of Economy and Trade that it demanded the protection of the rights of bakery workers who work for a daily wage that they receive according to the number of bread bags they produce daily.

The Pharmacists’ Syndicate stated that it had received 3,287 applications from pharmacists seeking work from its members. Around 865 applied for work inside the country and 2,422 for work abroad.