52 LIVELIHOODS: MIXED RESULTS Results related to employment brought a striking finding, showing a higher proportion of working stateless persons than working Lebanese in Greater Beirut. That said, stateless persons continue to be ill-paid while enduring harsh work conditions. Despite the shrinking job market across Lebanon, it seems that Greater Beirut and Mount Lebanon’s need for cheaper labor has opened the door for more stateless to access jobs than in other regions. As a consequence, the employment rate of stateless persons in and around the capital (54%) was higher than for the Lebanese (44%), whereas the situation continues to be reversed in the other mapped districts. Most respondents with a job live in specific areas such as West Beirut Districts (71%) and the Christian Majority North and Eastern Suburbs (63%). Fig 13. Employment Rate 46% 54% Stateless 56% 44% Lebanese Greater Beirut 45% 55% Stateless Finally, many of the respondents working as beggars considered it as a profession. Average monthly income of private sector employees Perception of being exploited at work 58% 49% 46% 42% 51% Lebanese Stateless Lebanese 72% 35% Lebanese Stateless Akkar Employed Average monthly income of daily workers 54% 65% Mount Lebanon However, work opportunities for stateless are usually in the informal sectors with lower working standards and pay, like horse grooming and shoe cleaning. Also, despite being gathered under the same category, stateless daily workers are offered less-well remunerated jobs than their Lebanese peers. This explains the income gap between the two groups. 28% Tripoli Unemployed Stateless Lebanese 7.8 million LBP 17.8 million LBP 12.47 million LBP 16.2 million LBP 50% 19% © 2023 Siren Associates. All Rights Reserved.