Closure of establishments run by Syrians in the North

Following up on the campaign of the Minister of Labor Mohammad Kabbara, that aims at tracking foreign labor and abolishing competition of foreign labor force to Lebanese one, the governor of the North, Judge Ramzi Nohra, and based on a letter from the Minister of Labor, issued a decision to close some business establishments that are in violation of the law. These are run by Syrians in the North and their entrances were sealed with red wax, and their owners were referred to concerned administrations in the Ministry of Labor to settle their affairs. This decision came after a wide inspection campaign targeting foreign owners of establishments working in Tripoli; it was shown during the first phase of inspection, according to Nohra, that “many Syrian merchants who run establishments in Tripoli, work without fulfilling legal requirement”, clarifying that the inspection campaign will continue in the coming days. This decision raised, according to the Al-Modon website, wide controversy in Tripoli, where a large section of citizens found that it did justice to the Lebanese, while another considered the step racist and unfair towards the Syrians. (Al-Mustaqbal, Al-Diyar, and Annahar, January,19,2017)

 

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