Union of Cellular Workers Warns Against Unregulated SIM Card Sales

The Union of Workers in the Cellular Sector has raised alarm over the sale of unregistered phone lines, cautioning that such transactions enable criminal exploitation on a widespread scale.

The union stressed that permitting these risky sales practices converts some lines into untraceable instruments wielded by criminal syndicates and organized groups engaged in fraud, extortion, robbery, narcotics distribution, and additional illegal activities. This situation, the union argues, leaves ordinary citizens vulnerable to these networks, which operate with impunity and maintain communication channels that evade meaningful monitoring and legal accountability.

In response, the union has urged the Ministry of Communications to implement swift and firm action, including reinforcing operational protocols at cellular companies and mandating strict adherence to established regulations at all retail points. The union further called for the development of a structured framework governing how foreign nationals, including displaced Syrian populations and other immigrant communities, obtain access to telecommunications services. Such a framework, according to the union, should operate within legal and administrative parameters designed to safeguard national security interests and eliminate potential misuse of communication infrastructure.