Launching of the Economic Rights Declaration

During the opening of the Conference for Business Opportunities, the Union of the Chambers of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture in Lebanon launched yesterday the so-called Charter of Economic Rights in partnership with Lebanon Opportunities magazine. The said declaration aims at developing a charter that comprises the various economic rights so as to tackle the impact of any protest movement or other decision on the essential rights that are considered a national priority. Elaborating on the new charter, the Union’s President Mohamad Chukair, said it was unanimously set by all production and community partners to confront any potential threat or infringement on the basic economic rights of citizens or institutions on which their livelihoods depend. “It is an unprecedented roadmap for achieving a healthy and vigorous economy. It also provides a stable environment that motivates high productivity and favorable conditions for work, investment and competitiveness,” Chukair noted. Similarly, Lebanon Opportunities Publisher, Ramsy Hafez, stressed that above rights are valid under all circumstances and come ahead of any national, political or economic demand, and are monitored in line with standards that apply to the various social and regional segments and divisions of society, including the enacting of laws and legislations, as well as the general political, development and economic programs, as he put it. (As Safir, An Nahar, November 4, 2015)