Livelihoods, Employment and Tensions in Jordanian Communities Hosting Syrian Refugees

This study, which is one in a series of thematic reports, follows two previous papers released based on assessment findings where sector-specific needs of self-settled Syrian refugees living in northern Jordan were mapped and identified. 10 The overall assessment, conducted from August 2013 to March 2014, concentrated on the dynamics of refugee-host community relations and explored the factors influencing tension and destabilization. This report has a special focus on tensions relating to employment and livelihoods in the 160 host communities assessed across the governorates of Ajloun, Balqa, Irbid, Jarash, Al Mafraq, and Zarqa in northern Jordan. The report examines access to employment, challenges to livelihoods, and tensions surrounding employment and livelihoods in these host communities.