This rapid assessment (RA), implemented over a period of six months (March to August 2011), was commissioned by the International Labour Organization (ILO) and carried out by the Department of Sociology and Anthropology of the Universite´ Saint-Joseph, Beirut. Its purpose is to study the working conditions of children in the governorates of the North and the Bekaa. Through quantitatives techniques, data was collected on some of the socio-demographic characteristics of the children interviewed, who did various kinds of job, and on their work-related characteristics. Focus groups were also used to gain insight into the lives of working children.
The study is based on interviews with 1,007 children aged 5 to 17 working in Lebanese territory and 174 household visits. It covers the following regions and sub-regions: the North (Tripoli, Mina, Beddawi and selected areas of Akkar) and the Bekaa (Baalbek, Zahleh - the industrial zone, Bar Elias, Dalhamieh).