Resume rules in Lebanon
What employers in Lebanon expect on a السيرة الذاتية (Curriculum Vitae), what the law lets them ask for, and where the two disagree.
Call it a CV for Lebanon, a resume for Lebanon, or السيرة الذاتية: it's the same document. Employers there usually want it written in Arabic and/or French and/or English.
This is research, not legal advice. Employment and data protection law changes, state and provincial rules matter in federal countries, and practice varies by industry and seniority. Each entry shows when it was looked up and how confident we are. Where nothing reliable was published it says Not found rather than a guess.
Law and practice, side by side
The label on the right is what local hiring expects. The two lines under it are the law and the habit, which often disagree.
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What the law says: Labour Code prohibits discrimination based on sex and gender in recruitment, promotions, pay, and professional training
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What the law says: Labour Code prohibits discrimination based on nationality
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The rest of the entry
- Local name of the document
- السيرة الذاتية (Curriculum Vitae)
- Language to submit in
- Arabic and/or French and/or English
- Religion, ethnicity or caste
- Labour Code prohibits discrimination based on religion
- Health, disability or pregnancy
- Disability is the only ground on which discrimination is specifically prohibited
- Employer may not ask for
- Gender, religion, nationality, political affiliation, disability
- Named statutes
- Labour Code of Lebanon (promulgated 23 September 1946, amended most recently May 2025)
- Data protection regime
- Lebanon Law No. 81/2018 (e-transactions and data protection law, though primarily focused on electronic transactions)
- Anti-discrimination statutes
- Labour Code, Article 26 (equal opportunity and anti-discrimination)
- Local language source
- Arabic checked; partial
Where this came from
Looked up 2026-08-15. Independently checked 2026-08-15. High confidence. Result of that check: Confirmed.
Notes: Labour Code prohibits discrimination. CVs should be clear, concise, customized, and emphasize practical experience. Employers expect complete contact information and skills documentation. Disability is uniquely protected ground in Lebanese law.
Researched with AI assistants working from a written checklist, then independently checked. How we researched this