The Association
The Association of Lebanese Industrialists (ALI) was established in 1942 as the main national entity representing manufacturing companies operating in Lebanon. It addresses economic and social issues that industrialists face, and advocates for industrial development across all Lebanese regions. The Association seeks to create and maintain an environment that is favorable to industrial investment, job creation, growth, and development.
ALI represents the Lebanese Industry and conveys the needs and recommendations of the industrial community to trade unions, public institutions, the Parliament, the Government, and local and international organizations and stakeholders.
ALI actively participates in shaping national policies on a range of issues, including economic and social policy, labor legislation and industrial relations, social security and health care, taxation, policies for small and medium-sized enterprises, education, research and technology, and the environment. As of 2021, ALI represents more than 850 Lebanese industrialists.
Our Vision
Our vision is to build a globally competitive industrial sector by answering local manufacturing needs and empowering Lebanese industrialists to satisfy the local market, attract foreign demand, and become a regional and international hub for manufacturers worldwide. Our vision is built around deeply-rooted objectives that the Association has established since its foundation. Some of our strategic objectives include:
- MODERNIZING LEBANESE PRODUCTION AND SUPPORTING NEW INDUSTRIES.
- Raising the public’s awareness of the importance of Lebanese manufacturing and its role in developing the nation.
- Protecting the interests and the rights of the Lebanese Industry.
- Reducing the national trade deficit by increasing exports through the Exports Development Council.
Our Mission
To protect and promote the interests of Lebanese Industry, vis-à-vis local, national, regional, and international institutions, authorities, and governments by being:
The Association’s fundamental aim is to promote and maintain an environment favorable to manufacturing businesses in the context of a competitive market economy.
- The major industrial lobby group in Lebanon.
- A multi-faceted, full-fledged service provider for the industrial sector and its members.
- The center for industrial studies and statistics.
- The main representative of Lebanese industrialists in national and international circles.
Our Activities
The Association plays a major role in economic and social policy matters and is actively committed to fostering the development of Lebanese industries and supporting their response to the challenges of global competition and international integration. Faced with the prospect of globalization, ALI strives to improve the business environment, reduce the various burdens placed on industrial firms, and reform Lebanon’s labor market. Achieving these goals will help to accelerate the structural reforms needed to create growth and employment, and make a major contribution to the modernization and globalization of the Lebanese economy.
Our activities involve cross-sectoral initiatives that aim to upgrade the local Industry’s capabilities and enhance its output. Our strategic actions are planned on different axes and contain several measures such as:
- Substituting imports by increasing local production and pushing for public institutions to use local products, which would create hundreds of new job opportunities.
- Boosting exports by leveraging successful industries such as Agrofood.
- Supporting alternative green energy efforts.
- Attracting mega industries to the country such as car manufacturing.
- Leveraging Industry 4.0 opportunities by investing in the upcoming generation of local technological experts who are backed by esteemed educational backgrounds.
- Reviving traditional sectors through various internationally-funded programs.
- Assisting SMEs in restructuring their business models to increase their scaling capacity and penetrate the international market.
National Council for Price Policy
The Courts of Labor Arbitration
The Economic and Social Council
ALI representatives:
- Mr. Chawki Daccache
- Mr. Georges Nasraoui
The Foreign Agreements Committee
ALI representatives:
- Mr. Joseph Daniel Abboud
- Mr. Mounir Bissat
The Industrial Research Institute
The Joint Committee on Vocational and Technical Curriculum Development
The Lebanese Standards Institute
ALI representatives:
- Mr. Ibrahim Mallah
- Mr. Joseph Daniel Abboud
The Lebanon Environmental Pollution Abatement Project
The Monitoring Cell with the Ministry of Labor
The National Council for Consumer Protection
The National Employment Office
The National Metrology Council
The National Social Security Fund
ALI representatives:
- Mr. Ghazi Yehya
- Mr. Hani Abou Jaoudeh
The Vocational Training Center
The Arab Labor Organization
ALI representatives:
- Mounir Bissat
- Dr. Ahmad Jaber
- Sahar Ghaddar
The Arab Federation for Food Industries
The Arab Industrial Development, Standardization, and Mining Organization
The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA)
The International Labour Organization (ILO)
The International Labour Organization (ILO) is the United Nations agency for the world of work.
It sets international labour standards, promote economies that generate opportunities for investment, skills development and job creation, support the development of sustainable social protection systems and promote social dialogue. The ILO has a unique structure: it brings together governments, employers’ and workers’ representatives. The Association of Lebanese Industrialist is the ILO employer constituent in Lebanon and it is actively participating to the annually held International Labour Conference.Mr Mounir Bsat, ALI Board member, has been recently elected ILO Governing Body Member for the period 2021-2024.
For more info on the ILO www.ilo.org
For more info on the ILO in Lebanon
ALI representatives:
- Salim Zeenni
- Mounir Bissat
- Dr. Ahmad Jaber
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
The International Organisation of Employers (IOE)
ALI representatives:
- Salim Zeenni
- Mounir Bissat
- Dr. Ahmad Jaber
The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
Furthermore, the Association maintains close working relations with Arab and international chambers of commerce and industrial associations.
