This report presents findings from a study of 1,664 enterprises operating within a five-kilometre radius of the Port of Beirut explosion site, to better understand the impact of the blast on their businesses. The study is based on data from a telephone survey mapping out the characteristics of the enterprises, the impact of the explosion on their operations and labour force, the enterprises’ adaptation and coping measures, as well as the effects and consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic on their businesses.
- A blast in the midst of crises; impact of the Beirut port explosion on the city's enterprises
- Tewodros Aragie KebedeSvein Erik StaveÅge A. TiltnesMaha Kattaa
- ILO Regional Office for the Arab States.Fafo Institute for Labour and Social Research.
- ILO; Beirut
- 2021
- 56 p.
- 9789220347904
- Arabic; English
- report
- 995219468102676
- 1. Introduction -- 2. Methodology and profile of the enterprises -- 3. Impacts of the explosion -- 4. Adaptation and support -- 5. Outlook -- 6. Findings and recommendations.