Following the uproar that the insulting comments made by the head of the General Confederation of Lebanese Workers, Bechara Asmar, against late Patriarch Nasrallah Sfeir have caused, reactions started to escalate as several labor unions suspended its membership in the confederation.

Head of the Independent Syndical Union, Georges al-Alam, announced that ten unions are suspending their membership to protest the brazen offence and to pressure the resignation of Asmar.

Asmar has been summoned for interrogation, LBCI channel reported.