Articles & analysis

Telecompaper covered the open-ended strike over acquired rights and healthcare, recording Khaouli and Paul Zeitoun’s objections to telecom tariff increases that could harm citizens.

An archived report on the telecom strike in the French-language press. The original publication by L’Orient-Le Jour provides the full context.

Coverage of the start of the Alfa and Touch strike following a joint press conference by Khaouli and Paul Zeitoun on workers’ rights and telecom tariffs.

He called for wage adjustment to become a cabinet priority based on objective criteria and wider reforms.

In a Nidaa Al Watan report by Khaled Abou Chakra, republished by IMLebanon, El Khaouli criticized leaving subsidies to the central bank rather than government. He called for clear, transparent management and government responsibility. The report examined gas shortages alongside the broader fuel crisis.

The report presents a debate over the General Labour Confederation's performance, including Khaouli's criticism of politicisation and Bechara Asmar's response rejecting neglect allegations.

Reporting on the launch of the labour observatory’s 2017 review, Legal Agenda recorded Khaouli’s praise for its documentation and his demand for deeper diagnosis of problems and practical remedies.

The report discusses negotiations over confederation leadership and names Khaouli among individuals considered for an additional executive bureau position.

The report presents Khaouli’s demand to rerun vehicle inspection procurement transparently, seeking improved service, lower costs and protection of public funds.

The report examines European and Lebanese displacement policy, including Khaouli’s criticism of what he describes as contradictory European messaging on Syrian refugees.

Legal Agenda recorded Khaouli questioning worker protest monitoring criteria and the guide’s conditions for non-Lebanese employees during the observatory’s annual report and employment contract guide launch.

Annahar covered dismissed casino contractors’ protests and objections from employee union leaders to the campaign led by Khaouli and Farid Zaynoun, documenting competing union positions.

In Pascal Saouma’s Assafir report, reproduced by IMLebanon, El Khaouli linked lower oil prices to slowing growth and US shale production. He expected limited rises and criticized Lebanese fuel pricing and station margins from a consumer protection perspective. This records his assessment in its 2015 context.

The report compares mobile service prices and quality and presents Khaouli’s criticism of high costs.

An archived report on the electricity crisis and daily workers. The original publication by L’Orient-Le Jour provides the full context.

The report quotes Khaouli’s criticism of missing displacement statistics and regulation within a discussion with the labour minister on professions and Lebanese employment.

The analysis reported Khaouli’s call to revise the Petroleum Administration’s name, structure and powers, criticizing its limited advisory role amid debate over civil society oversight.

The article presents Khaouli’s criticism of politicised labour action and his account of the May 2008 strike and preceding wage negotiations.

In a republished Annahar report by Haitham al-Ajam, Khaouli discussed challenges to the cost-of-living decree and a planned Council of State appeal seeking equal treatment for employees. The legal interpretations are his.

Al Akhbar covers executive bureau by-elections, identifying Khaouli’s vice-presidential term among the positions due for renewal in the labour confederation.

The report examines a request to add Khaouli and Tawfiq al Madhoun to the labour conference delegation and the ministry’s opposition to expansion.

The report examines divisions within the confederation executive bureau, noting Khaouli’s resignation among factors weakening leadership cohesion and planned labour action.

An archived report on exclusive agencies and fuel imports. The original publication by L’Orient-Le Jour provides the full context.

Nidaa Al-Watan examines a private insurance proposal and reports Khaouli’s conditional support, subject to preserving social security and avoiding its weakening.