Lebanon municipality imposes wage limit, curfew on Syrian refugees

A Lebanese municipality has imposed a series of measures on Syrian refugees, including a night curfew and a limit on the hours they work and wages they earn daily. The municipality of Ras Baalbeck issued an order this week that male Syrian workers must not be paid more than 40,000 Lebanese liras per day and can only work from 8AM till 3PM. Female workers are also limited to an hourly wage of 10,000 Lebanese liras. Other measures Syrians refugees are subject to include a night curfew from 7PM till 6AM, as well as being forbidden from receiving visitors from outside areas. Ras Baalbek municipality issues circular determining Syrians’ wages from 8am-3pm at 40,000 LBP (<$2) and says it’s “strictly forbidden … Continue reading Lebanon municipality imposes wage limit, curfew on Syrian refugees