NNA - Head of the General Labor Confederation, Beshara Asmar, announced that the body will call for a general strike nationwide on Wednesday, February 8, with the participation of the land transport sector, the independent businesses' unions, the governmental hospitals and the teachers leagues.

Asmar's announcement followed a meeting he held with the land transport unions, chaired by Bassam Tleis, at the GLC headquarters.

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