Improving the status of Palestinians refugees in legal codes

37_Improving the status of Palestinians refugees in legal codes_JR

In September 2010, Article 59 of the Lebanese Labour Law was amended to grant Palestinian refugee workers ¹, both men and women, the same rights as Lebanese workers – most notably, the right for compensation upon being dismissed from work. Additionally, on the same occasion, Palestinian refugee workers ¹ were granted an end-of-service compensation by amending Article 9 of the Social Security Law (SSL).