Weekly News Report: October 18-24, 2021
UNRWA filed a lawsuit against unknown individuals, on charges of damaging their properties and vehicles during a protest on the 18th of September.
UNRWA filed a lawsuit against unknown individuals, on charges of damaging their properties and vehicles during a protest on the 18th of September.
ARM’s executive director contributed to a detailed report on the different ways the subsequent crises impacted migrant domestic workers (MDWs) in 2020 as part of the UNDP’s “Peace Building in Lebanon” News Supplement.
An Ethiopian woman named H. Arbiu (ه.اربيو) was found dead on October 10 in her employer’s house in Toul, a Southern town in Kfour.
The Anti-Racism Movement is planning to publish a regular Racism Monitor through which we aim to compile and analyze all racist incidents, policies, decisions, political developments and media discourse related to migrants and refugees in Lebanon.
An article on L’Orient Today covered the obstacles facing migrant workers who wish to leave Lebanon and return to their countries.
The new Minister of Labor Moustafa Bayram stated during his inauguration that his mandate will entail improvements to the working conditions of Palestinian workers, and that he will hold a press conference soon to present the new strategy of the MoL.
The initial criteria for the ration cards to be issued by the government allegedly exclude employers of migrant domestic workers from eligibility.
The embassy of Bangladesh announced in a Facebook post a weekly vaccination drive for migrant workers every Thursday, with transportation provided from Dora to the vaccine center. Location to be confirmed.
The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) commenced its 104th session on August 9, 2021 for which the Lebanese delegation submitted a report that veers off-topic in most sections.
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.