Thousands of Lebanon's public sector employees march through Beirut to demand the parliament to approve a new salary scale law which if passed means a significant wages increase on April 29.

Thousands of Lebanon's public sector employees march through Beirut to demand the parliament to approve a new salary scale law which if passed means a significant wages increase on April 29. The Union Coordination Committee (UCC) kicked off its demonstration on Tuesday from the Lebanese Central Bank in Hamra towards the Chamber of Trade and Commerce in Sanayeh. The demonstrators called on the Central Bank Governor and concerned sides to meet their demands, the National News Agency (NNA) reported. Reuters/Sharif Karim