Table 6 Differences in reported job characteristics between formal and informal jobs for Lebanon and Syria
From: Informality and exclusion: evidence from matched employer-employee data for Lebanon and Syria
| Â | Lebanon | Syria | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Formal | Informal | Difference | Conditional differencea | Formal | Informal | Difference | Conditional differencea |
|  | (1) | (2) | (3) = (2)-(1) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) = (6)-(5) | (8) |
Working conditions/Quality of employment | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Wants social security | n.a | 67.80% | n.a | n.a. | n.a. | 65.6% | n.a. | n,a. |
Looking for jobs | 7.8% | 19.3% | 11.50% | 13.1%*** | 20.6% | 22.7% | 2.1% | 3.4% |
Written contract | 64.1% | 18.4% | -45.70% | -32.5%*** | 76.7% | 26.7% | -50.1% | -40.8%*** |
Can ask for overtime | 38.4% | 27.2% | -11.20% | -8.2% * | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
Can refuse overtime | 47.4% | 33.4% | -14.00% | -7.5%* | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
Paid for overtime | 49.3% | 36.9% | -12.40% | -8.7%** | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
Access to job training | 58.5% | 29.0% | -29.50% | -21.7%*** | 23.3% | 14.2% | -9.2% | -7.5%** |
Benefits | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Annual leave | 85.70% | 37.30% | -48.40% | -36.9% *** | 92.96% | 68.2% | -24.76% | -26.4%*** |
Official leave | 92.30% | 68.30% | -24.00% | -20.9% *** | 96.36% | 90.85% | -5.51% | -6.27%*** |
Emergency leave | 50.70% | 36.30% | -14.40% | -11.7% *** | 54.54% | 55.72% | 1.18% | 5.04% |
Maternity leave | 61.20% | 25.70% | -35.50% | -23.2% *** | 4.69% | 1.26% | -3.42% | -5.97%* |
Sick leave | 87.00% | 61.40% | -25.60% | -20.5% *** | 67.63% | 58.18% | -9.45% | -11.8%*** |
Transport allowance | 73.80% | 26.40% | -47.40% | -36.6% | 78.47% | 55.4% | -23.07% | -7.5% |
Family allowance | 62.80% | 9.87% | -52.93% | -47.3% | 18.61% | 2.2% | -16.39% | -4.41%*** |