Conflict Incident Report

Ministry of Labor discovers fraudulent work permits for 54 Turks at EDL

Date of incident:

October 2, 2015 to October 30, 2015

Death toll:

0persons

Number of Injured:

0persons

Actors/Parties Involved:

Turkish Citizens

EDL - Electricite du Liban

The Inspection Department at the Ministry of Labor discovered that the Turkish company Karpowership, contracted with Lebanon's electricity company Electricité du Liban (EDL), has carried out fraudulent activities by applying for false work-permits for 54 Turkish citizens as porters and cleaning workers, while in fact all 54 Turks work as experts and technical engineers. http://nna-leb.gov.lb/en/show-news/50527/Ministry-of-Labor-discovers-fra...

Primary category:

Illicit Trade/Trafficking/Smuggling

Classification of conflict (primary):

Policy conflicts

Conflicts associated with political decisions, government or state policies regarding matters of public concern, such as debates concerning law reforms, electoral laws, and protests of the government’s political decisions, among others.

Classification of conflict(secondary):

Power & governance conflicts

Violent or non-violent conflicts associated with antagonisms related to internal political tensions between local and/or national groups and parties. These tensions may be encouraged by internal, regional and international parties. Such conflicts are characterized by their defiance and/or opposition to central State power and governance.

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Conflict Incident Report

Ministry of Labor discovers fraudulent work permits for 54 Turks at EDL