EDL Workers Suspend Strike

Workers of state-owned Electricite du Liban announced on Saturday the suspension of their open-ended strike after Energy Minister Jebran Bassil and Finance Minister Mohammed al-Safadi met their demands.

The syndicate of EDL workers thanked in a statement both Bassil and al-Safadi for approving the transfer of the necessary funds to pay the salaries of employees.

The statement also thanked all the workers for their commitment to the strike.

But it hoped that Bassil would exert efforts to amend article 45 of the 462 electricity law based on the suggestions of the syndicate to give the employees their rights.

The workers launched their open-ended strike on Tuesday.

EDL said in a statement later in the day that its workers began to make electricity repairs in several areas after the suspension of their strike.

“Maintenance teams will double their efforts to compensate for the delay and make repairs as fast as possible,” it said.