Lebanon removed a ban on Wednesday preventing Palestinian refugees from working in the local labour market, according to Lebanon’s National News Agency. Lebanese Labour Minister Mustafa Bayram relaxed restrictions on Palestinians – many born in the country – enabling them to work in trade union-regulated professions including law, engineering and medicine. These were previously limited to Lebanese nationals only, the state-run agency report. The relaxation applies to Palestinians “born in Lebanese territories and officially registered with the ministry of interior” and comes amid a dire econom…

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