Ogero's headquarters in Bir Hassan, in the southern suburbs of Beirut. (Credit: Philippe Hage Boutros/L'Orient-Le Jour)
BEIRUT — Employees of the state-run telecommunication company Ogero announced on Wednesday that they will observe a two-day "warning strike" on June 6 and 8 to protest deteriorating living conditions amid Lebanon's now almost four-year-old economic crisis.
The announcement came as Ogero employees held a strike Wednesday to protest living conditions, during which they also announced a sit-in for Thursday in front of the National Social Security building in Wata al-Msaitbeh in Beirut.
In March, caretaker Telecoms Minister Johnny Corm suggested that the Lebanese Army could "take over" state-run provider Ogero, where workers at the time had been on strike for a week. The strike ended shortly after Corm's statement.
In a tweet, Ogero chief Imad Kreidieh announced that the Riad al-Solh transmission station in Beirut was now out of service due to a lack of fuel.
Breakdowns regularly affect Ogero's transmission stations, often due to fuel shortages or stolen equipment.
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