Statements

After consulting relevant officials, Khaouli explained General Security's circular on transit by Syrians who entered Europe irregularly and called for safeguards against misuse of Lebanese territory.

Khaouli backed Joe Salloum in a dispute over Maronite League presidential eligibility, opposing a change he argued would limit participation and leadership renewal.

Khaouli said Lebanese workers did not participate in the BIEL meeting, criticizing rejected wage demands and continued price increases despite lower oil and raw material costs.

Khaouli criticized the salary scale’s adoption without structural reforms, warning of tax and school fee burdens and calling for financing through measures against waste and corruption.

Khaouli opposed charging consumers again for gas cylinder replacement, requesting transparent quantities and responsibilities, assessment of safer alternatives, and stronger consumer protection during implementation.

Khaouli described the October 17 movement as social and national, calling for accountability and recovered public funds while rejecting confrontation between politically divided streets.

Khaouli criticized a banking delegation’s US sanctions visit and urged the central bank to enforce domestic consumer protections and regulations before banks’ external commitments.

Khaouli discussed unified prescriptions with the union’s health committee, supporting reduced pharmaceutical monopolies while warning that fees and stamp requirements could obstruct free prescriptions for poor patients.

Khaouli sought official dismissal statistics and documented violations, urging government action against pay cuts, reinstatement of dismissed workers and longer deadlines for labor complaints.

Khaouli welcomed Saad Hariri’s resignation as a success for protesters’ demands, urging continued pursuit of their goals and recognizing the army’s role in protecting demonstrators.

Khaouli criticized fuel pricing and diesel shortages, asking Parliament to question the energy minister, revise profit margins, combat fraud and ensure safety in the petroleum sector.

Khaouli criticized a $21 million export subsidy while public transport remained neglected, calling for aid conditions requiring Lebanese employment and fair domestic product prices.

Khaouli welcomed Baabda dialogue on salary scales, endorsing budget planning and deficit control while proposing anti-waste measures and economic reforms instead of additional taxes.

Khaouli warned Prime Minister Hassan Diab against approving the $1.2 billion March Eurobond payment during Lebanon’s financial crisis, in economic statements reported by Al-Binaa.

During coverage of transport protests, Khaouli criticized blocking citizens’ roads and argued that protest methods should respect the public, rights and union and humanitarian principles.

Arab News reported Khaouli’s assessment that resolving the maritime dispute would improve petroleum investment prospects as Lebanon prepared exploration in offshore blocks four and nine.

Libnanews reported Khaouli’s objections to a UNHCR representative’s letter, within the return campaign’s debate over international agencies and their relationship with Lebanese authorities.

Khaouli said a union rally was postponed because of weather, withdrawing allies and consultations with union bodies, amid reporting on a taxi driver compensation agreement.

Khaouli argued that selling gold reserves was not the real solution, advocating recovery of funds transferred after the crisis and comprehensive restructuring of the banking sector.

Within reporting on Lebanese protests, Khaouli warned of arbitrary layoffs without Labor Ministry protection, highlighting the crisis’s consequences for employees and their ability to keep jobs.

Khaouli characterized the banks’ strike as defiance of judicial decisions and continued evasion of law, criticizing control over depositors’ funds and harm to Lebanese citizens.

Ici Beyrouth reported used car dealers’ call for a sit-in, quoting Khaouli’s criticism of the new customs dollar and the burden of higher duties.

Khaouli criticized a budget proposal lacking recovery and reform measures, warning of deeper social contraction and depreciation of social security resources through rescheduled government debts.

Within a report collecting responses to Bechara Asmar's remarks about Sfeir, Khaouli condemned the comments and sought his removal, invoking unions' respect for human values.