Data Details

93.5% of the employed persons without work permit

About 93.5% of the employed persons have said that they do not possess a work permit. Considering that Lebanese Government had liberalized the issue of work permits to Palestinian refugees1, this figure is surprisingly high. More males (94.0%) seems to be working without a work permit compared to females (91.1%). This%age is slightly lower among PRL compared to PRS.

       
Possess work permit total PRL Female PRL Male PRS Female PRS Male
Yes 2366 577 1715 11 63
No 43027 6662 33600 390 2375
Not known 620 101 486 2 31