The Ministry of Industry’s regional department employees on Thursday kicked off a campaign to shutdown factories which operate without a legal license or employ Syrians and foreign workers who don’t possess work permits or legal papers. Caretaker Minister of Industry, George Boujikian, supervised the campaign that was launched earlier on Thursday morning in the industrial cities of Zahle and Roumieh, giving instructions for ‘accurate, and quick implementation in all governorates and districts without exception.’ Moreover, Boujikian emphasized “the Ministry’s seriousness in proceeding with this campaign in an attempt to purify the industrial sector from violations and the groups that have unjustly invaded it.” “In the meantime, the Ministry doesn’t plan to announce the names of the factories that have been shutdown, pending a complete collection of data,’ the Industry Minister said. ‘Our role is to deter aggressors against the law, safeguard Lebanon’s reputation and people’s interests, and hold those breaching the law accountable,’ he concluded.

Source: National News Agency – Lebanon