Saturday, March 6, 2010

Work permit restrictions on Palestinians in Lebanon

A recent article in the Daily Star lays out the debate over opening up work permit restrictions on Palestinians in Lebanon: "Until recently, over 70 professions were off limits to Palestinians. An amendment in 2005 allowed them to obtain work permits for low-level clerical and manual labor but maintained a veto on fields like medicine, law or engineering. Very few Palestinians have work permits, forcing them into unsecure jobs where they could face unlawful dismissal or lower wages than their Lebanese counterparts."

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