(Zaman Al Wasl)- Many towns in southern Lebanon have started issuing orders to close shops and workshops managed and owned by Syrians, according to sources.
The town council of al-Bisariyah in the countryside of Saida city in southern Lebanon had on March 4, announced closing all shops owned or managed by Syrians after its latest meeting, sources reported to Zaman al-Wasl.
Local source of al-Bisariyah town detailed that the decision of the municipality’s council had been taken according to the decision of the Ministry of Labour on January 9, this year, as a response to a wide campaign of foreign shops owners and bosses and expat workers who work at Lebanese or even expat bosses or workshops owners in regard to the decree regulate work permission of foreigners. The decision issued by the Minister of Labour, Mohammed Kabarah no. 41/1 on January 28, which identified the jobs available for a foreigner to do in Lebanon after granting a work permission.
The sources continued that according to the best public interest and the equality on treatment as identified by the Ministry of Labour, added to the decision no. 3/2017 issued by the town council of Bisariyah in the meeting held on March 4, 2017, the council had decided to close all shops owned or managed by Syrians in the towns of Bisariyah and Aqibiyah.
The source added that the council had prevented all Syrians from working in any job apart from the jobs identified by the Ministry of Labour which are farming, cleaning, building as a labour, not a boss or an owner or contractor, and any breach of these regulations would result in punishment for the Syrian labour and the Lebanese citizen.
The implementation of the decision of the town council would start as soon as publishing it on the website of the municipality, as hard copies would be distributed to responsible bodies and public institutions as well. Moreover, all shops owned by Syrians should be closed by March 30 without any exception for relative or what so ever, and any violation of these decisions would result in legal consequence, the source confirmed.
The town council of al-Bisariyah in the countryside of Saida city in southern Lebanon had on March 4, announced closing all shops owned or managed by Syrians after its latest meeting, sources reported to Zaman al-Wasl.
Local source of al-Bisariyah town detailed that the decision of the municipality’s council had been taken according to the decision of the Ministry of Labour on January 9, this year, as a response to a wide campaign of foreign shops owners and bosses and expat workers who work at Lebanese or even expat bosses or workshops owners in regard to the decree regulate work permission of foreigners. The decision issued by the Minister of Labour, Mohammed Kabarah no. 41/1 on January 28, which identified the jobs available for a foreigner to do in Lebanon after granting a work permission.
The sources continued that according to the best public interest and the equality on treatment as identified by the Ministry of Labour, added to the decision no. 3/2017 issued by the town council of Bisariyah in the meeting held on March 4, 2017, the council had decided to close all shops owned or managed by Syrians in the towns of Bisariyah and Aqibiyah.
The source added that the council had prevented all Syrians from working in any job apart from the jobs identified by the Ministry of Labour which are farming, cleaning, building as a labour, not a boss or an owner or contractor, and any breach of these regulations would result in punishment for the Syrian labour and the Lebanese citizen.
The implementation of the decision of the town council would start as soon as publishing it on the website of the municipality, as hard copies would be distributed to responsible bodies and public institutions as well. Moreover, all shops owned by Syrians should be closed by March 30 without any exception for relative or what so ever, and any violation of these decisions would result in legal consequence, the source confirmed.
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