Plan to set up a food safety training center in Aley

The President of the Federation of Lebanese Chambers, Chief of Chamber of Beirut and Mount Lebanon, Mohamad Shucair visited the town of Aley upon the invitation of the Union of Mount Lebanon Merchants headed by Nassib Gemayel and Aley Merchants Association chaired by Samir Shehayeb where he was briefed on the region’s commercial and economic situation as well as its developmental needs. The first stop in Shucair’s tour was at the Aley Municipality where he stated the purpose of his visits to different Lebanese districts namely to show support for traders and business people and listen head on to their demands. Shucair then discussed with Aley Mayor Wajdi Murad the setting up of a branch of the Lebanese Food Safety Training Center in the town catering to workers in this sector. Finally, he called for a wide participation in the upcoming civil protest action which is planed to take place next Thursday at the BIEL center in Beirut and which will be organized under the motto ‘June 25 Declaration… for a Decision against Suicide’. Parties expected to attend include major economic institutions, the General Trade Union, syndicates of liberal professions and various civil society organizations. (Al Diyar, June 22, 2015)