Ministry of Economy Cracks Down on Illegal Shops in Furn Shebbak
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The Ministry of Economy has launched a control campaign in the area of Furn el-Shebbak closing down illegal stores.
A number of shops were closed down, some for hiring non-Lebanese workers without a work permit, and for being illegally rented and owned by Syrian nationals.
Lebanon hosts nearly one million Syrian refugees -- a significant burden for a country of four million people -- and there has been mounting pressure for them to go back to Syria even though the UN says many areas remain unsafe.
30 May 2019, 16:55
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You cannot run a business today with only lebanese. Out of the question. U need syrians. And Who gives work permits? General security. So we are under the control of general security to run our business.
However general security officers are the worst thugs in the country.
I know of a few syrian workers, terrorized by some general security officers, who have to work for them for free, run errands for their wives and do handymen for their homes and businesses.
And when i try to get them a work permit, it is all payments and formalities and red tape. So they are stuck working for free, as slaves, for general security officers.
