AVOIDING TROUBLES When confronted with situations involving hardships, hypothetical or otherwise, the stateless in Akkar tend to avoid any trouble or dispute, and refrain from engaging in fraud, even in dire circumstances. • When asked about any dispute or trouble, respondents say they have little to no issues on that front, with the highest proportion (10%) referring to incidents in relation to being sacked from their job. • Respondents (similar ratios among men and women) and their families point to the absence of any quarrel with security services (95%). Similarly, they do not seem to be exposed to drug addiction (96%), domestic violence (94%) or street violence (93%). These proportions are comparable among the Lebanese respondents. No variations in relation to gender were recorded here either. • Additionally, respondents were given a hypothetical situation where their employer had decided to withhold their wages. Respondents mostly say they would hold non-vindictive attitudes, ranging from passivity (32% of stateless compared to 22% for Lebanese) to peaceful reasoning (32% of stateless compared to 42% of Lebanese). Fig 32. What would you do in case your employer was to withhold your wages? Cause a problem/dispute 6% 3.9% Ask for help 4.4% 4.6% Other (refer to the authorities or pray to God) 9.6% 7.3% I do not know 4.4% 9.2% Try to cause external pressure I would not do anything 11.6% 11.4% 21.6% Have a peaceful conversation Lebanese in Akkar 31.5% 32% 42.4% Stateless persons in Akkar © 2021 Siren Associates. All Rights Reserved.