How can Syrian refugees in Lebanon access legal residency status and livelihoods?
Publication Date:
December, 2016
This visual summarises findings from research by Lebanon Support looking into the impact of the Lebanese government's policies on Syrian refugees' daily lives, specifically: "Formal Informality, Brokering Mechanisms, and Illegality. The Impact of the Lebanese State’s Policies on Syrian Refugees’ Daily Lives." and "Syrian Refugees' Livelihoods. The Impact of Progressively Constrained Legislations and Increased Informality on Syrians’ Daily Lives."
It highlights the options available to Syrian refugees to access legal residency status and the labour market, as well as the authority figures they have to deal with, and the challenges and implications of these circumstances.
How can Syrian refugees in Lebanon access legal residency status and livelihoods?
By Nayla Yehia
Dossier:
Migration, Mobility and Circulation, Syrian Refugees in Lebanon, Conflict Analysis Project