Weekly News Report: January 1-7, 2022
A number of Kenyan women have been protesting outside the consulate in Badaro, Beirut on January 6 to demand repatriation following the unresponsiveness of the consular staff to process their requests.
A number of Kenyan women have been protesting outside the consulate in Badaro, Beirut on January 6 to demand repatriation following the unresponsiveness of the consular staff to process their requests.
The Commissioner-General of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) addressed the severe impact of funding cuts on Palestinian refugees including those in Lebanon, and stated that the agency can no longer provide support for more people.
The Maronite League in Lebanon will submit an appeal to the Council of State (Shoura Council) to request blocking the decision of the Minister of Labor which was announced on December 8 and entails exceptions to allow non-Lebanese residents to work in many sectors.
Labor Minister Moustafa Bayram issued the annual decree on December 8, which the Minister is obliged by law to release every December, specifying the list of jobs exclusively held for Lebanese nationals.
The General Security (GS) published a breakdown of arrests, entry/exit, and work visas between mid October and mid November in the new issue of the GS magazine.
The Center for Migrant Advocacy (CAM) published a brief report on the living and working conditions of migrant domestic workers in the Middle East, including the gender-based violence they are subjected to by employers and agents.
Doctors Without Borders (MSF) posted a series of videos explaining the different medical and psychological services provided for migrants in Lebanon, with instructions on how to make an appointment in Amharic, Bengali and Sinhala.
The municipality of Ras Baalbeck issued a racist circular of 4 decisions targeting Syrian residents on November 10, which was later retracted from its Facebook page.
نعمل في حركة مناهضة العنصرية بجهد على العديد من النشاطات والمبادرات المختلفة. معظم نشاطنا تعدّ في الإمكان بفضل فريق من المتطوعين/ات يعمل مع فريقنا الأساسي بشغف و إخلاص.
حركة مناهضة العنصرية هي حركة شعبيّة أنشأتها جهات شبابيّة ناشطة في لبنان بالتعاون مع عمّال وعاملات أجانب. نعمل معًا في الحركة على توثيق الممارسات العنصرية والتحقيق فيها وفضحها ومحاربتها من خلال مبادرات وحملات عديدة. تمّ إطلاق حركة مناهضة العنصرية عام 2010 عقب حادثة وقعت في أحد أكثر المنتجعات البحرية الخاصّة المعروفة في بيروت.