{"id":23682,"date":"2024-03-19T17:10:40","date_gmt":"2024-03-19T14:10:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/armlebanon.org\/?p=23682"},"modified":"2024-03-21T13:38:54","modified_gmt":"2024-03-21T10:38:54","slug":"news-report-january-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/armlebanon.org\/ar\/news-report-january-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"From Narrative to Action: Stories of Racism-Fueled Demonization | News Report: January 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"23682\" class=\"elementor elementor-23682\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d127c46 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d127c46\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0832684\" data-id=\"0832684\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5ca103 elementor-widget elementor-widget-jkit_post_title\" data-id=\"c5ca103\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jkit_post_title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div  class=\"jeg-elementor-kit jkit-post-title jeg_module___69e96c57c9941\" ><h2 class=\"post-title style-color\">From Narrative to Action: Stories of Racism-Fueled Demonization | News Report: January 2024<\/h2><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-275807d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"275807d\" 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elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-01d613e\" data-id=\"01d613e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a9c1fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5a9c1fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"609\" src=\"https:\/\/armlebanon.org\/chyfonee\/2024\/03\/News-Report-January-2024-Web_Thumb_01.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-23758\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/armlebanon.org\/chyfonee\/2024\/03\/News-Report-January-2024-Web_Thumb_01.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/armlebanon.org\/chyfonee\/2024\/03\/News-Report-January-2024-Web_Thumb_01-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/armlebanon.org\/chyfonee\/2024\/03\/News-Report-January-2024-Web_Thumb_01-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/armlebanon.org\/chyfonee\/2024\/03\/News-Report-January-2024-Web_Thumb_01-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/armlebanon.org\/chyfonee\/2024\/03\/News-Report-January-2024-Web_Thumb_01-18x10.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8757ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f8757ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-family: Heebo, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"white-space-collapse: preserve;\">We opened up 2024 with disturbing stories of racism against migrant workers in Lebanon. From underreported murders to exploitative labor practices and biased media narratives, this report sheds light on the systemic marginalization, dehumanization, and violations that migrant communities face in the country.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a3bef8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3a3bef8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size );\">Articles and views shared in the News Report do not necessarily represent ARM\u2019s views. Information in these articles has not been fact-checked by ARM and may contain some errors. ARM is simply compiling all news relevant to migrant communities to inform our advocacy efforts and to facilitate the work of organizations that cater to migrant communities.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6676694 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6676694\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><b>Murder by Strangulation: Two Workers Found Dead in Beirut and Jbeil<br \/><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05d93eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"05d93eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Between December 2023 and January 2024, <b>two migrant workers were found dead in Beirut and Jbeil<\/b> with evidence suggesting <b>murder by strangulation<\/b> of both workers.<\/p><p>On December 16, 2023, a hygiene worker found a large trash bag in a dumpster in Beirut Sunday\u2019s Flea Market (Souk Al Ahad). The bag contained the remains of L.N, an Ethiopian worker, <b>murdered, tied up, and disposed of.<\/b> The Lebanese Internal Security Forces (ISF) were called in as a result.<\/p><p>The investigation led ISF to H.A. (1993), a Sudanese man living and working as the concierge of a building in Furn El Chebbek who <b>confessed to murdering L.N. <\/b>(reportedly born in 1989).<\/p><p>Upon the findings, ISF arrested H.A. on December 22, 2023, by the relevant authorities.<\/p><p>The story of L.N was reported in <b>extremely gory detail,<\/b> using a tone that can be least seen as <b>dehumanizing.<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb3da27 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bb3da27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>On January 8, media outlets reported that a <b>migrant worker\u2019s body was found in a house near agricultural projects in the town of Edde, in the Jbeil district.<\/b><\/p><p>Security forces and forensic evidence teams arrived at the scene to inspect the body and investigate the circumstances surrounding her death.<\/p><p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Inter; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-text-word-spacing );\">Initial findings revealed that she <\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Inter; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-text-word-spacing );\"><b>died from strangulation.<\/b><\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Inter; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-text-word-spacing );\"> The Civil Defense in Jbeil transferred the body to Al-Bouar Governmental Hospital.<\/span><\/p><p>The worker\u2019s nationality was <b>not reported clearly:<\/b> MTV reported that the worker was <b>Ethiopian,<\/b> while the National News Agency reported that the worker was <b>Bangladeshi.<\/b><\/p><p>ARM reached out to community leaders in Jbeil from both Ethiopian and Bangladeshi communities but <b>was unable to identify the victim.<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5d5785 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b5d5785\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Sources for L.N: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/thisisbeirut.com.lb\/lebanon\/211956\"><b>This is Beirut,<\/b><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nna-leb.gov.lb\/ar\/justice-law\/666172\/%D9%82%D9%88%D9%89-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%86-%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%82%D9%8A%D9%81-%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%AA%D9%84-%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%84%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D8%AB%D9%8A%D9%88%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%83\"><b>National News Agency,<\/b><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.alhurra.com\/lebanon\/2023\/12\/30\/%D8%B9%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%82%D8%A9-%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%B7%D9%81%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%AA%D9%86%D8%AA%D9%87%D9%8A-%D8%A8%D8%AC%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%85%D8%A9-%D9%88%D8%AD%D8%B4%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%86\"><b>Al Hurra,<\/b><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.skynewsarabia.com\/varieties\/1681515-%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%82%D9%8A%D9%81-%D8%AD%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%B3-%D9%85%D8%A8%D9%86%D9%89-%D9%82%D8%AA%D9%84-%D8%A7%D9%95%D8%AB%D9%8A%D9%88%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%87%D8%A7-%D9%85%D9%83%D8%A8-%D9%86%D9%81%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%AA\"><b>Sky News Arabia,<\/b><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.alarabiya.net\/last-page\/2023\/12\/30\/%D8%AA%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%B5%D9%8A%D9%84-%D8%AC%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%85%D8%A9-%D9%85%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%91%D8%B9%D8%A9-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%AA-\"><b>Al-Arabiya<\/b><\/a><\/p><p><b>Sources for the unidentified worker: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtv.com.lb\/news\/%D9%85%D9%80%D9%80%D8%AD%D9%80%D9%80%D9%84%D9%80%D9%80%D9%8A%D9%80%D9%80%D8%A7%D8%AA\/1416265\/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%AB%D9%88%D8%B1-%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%89-%D8%AC%D8%AB%D8%A9-%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%84%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D8%AB%D9%8A%D9%88%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%A8%D9%84%D8%AF%D8%A9-%D8%A5%D8%AF%D9%87---%D8%AC%D8%A8%D9%8A%D9%84#:~:text=%D8%B9%D8%AB%D8%B1%20%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%89%20%D8%AC%D8%AB%D8%A9%20%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%84%D8%A9%20%D8%A7%D8%AB%D9%8A%D9%88%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%A9,%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%89%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D8%AB%D8%A9%20%D9%88%D9%85%D8%B9%D8%B1%D9%81%D8%A9%20%D9%85%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%AA%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%88%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%A9.\"><b>MTV Lebanon,<\/b><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nna-leb.gov.lb\/ar\/%D9%85%D8%AA%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%AA\/668060\/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%AB%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%89-%D8%AC%D8%AB%D8%A9-%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%84%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D8%AB%D9%8A%D9%88%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%A3%D8%AD%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%B2%D9%84-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%87\"><b>National News Agency<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90e445e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"90e445e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><b>Migrant Workers Scammed by Employers and Fake Insurance Companies in Lebanon. Ministry of Labor Responds <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lebanondebate.com\/news\/628890\">[here]<\/a> \u0648 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lebanondebate.com\/news\/628839\">[here]<\/a><br \/><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b1f371 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1b1f371\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Lebanon Debate reported on a <b>major scam in the health insurance sector against migrant workers in Lebanon<\/b>, calling on the Minister of Labor, Moustafa Bayram, to put an end to these illegal practices.<\/p><p>In response, Bayram issued <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.labor.gov.lb\/Temp\/Files\/0e145d90-2c4b-4eb6-a873-9ece5f7f8f65.pdf\">decision<\/a><\/strong> No. 4\/1 amending rules and regulations regarding <strong>insurance policies granted to migrant workers<\/strong> and requiring insurance companies to commit to the following:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4902506 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4902506\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><strong>In case of death of the insured person for any reason:<\/strong>\u00a0<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The insurance company must cover the costs of repatriating the body or remains to the country of origin of the worker or permanent residence abroad, with a minimum amount of $8,000 (eight thousand US dollars).<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The legal heirs or designated beneficiaries, up to the second degree of kinship with the insured, shall receive the remaining balance of the $8,000 after deducting the repatriation costs, to make necessary arrangements.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The employer must ensure the repatriation of the remains within one week from the date of death.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ol><ol><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><strong>In case of permanent disability of the insured person:<\/strong><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If the insured person sustains a permanent disability due to an accident, the insurance company must pay them a minimum of $10,000 (ten thousand US dollars).<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In case of partial permanent disability, a percentage of the $10,000 amount shall be paid according to the <\/span><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ltutc.com\/ArticleDetails.aspx?art_ID=1162\">table of disabilities<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> specified in the accidents and emergencies at work <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.labor.gov.lb\/Temp\/Files\/e077424f-1ae3-462d-a98c-c28b96e89fe4.pdf\">resolution<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (No. 136 dated 16\/09\/1983).<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><br \/><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Hospitalization of the insured person:<\/strong><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The insurance company must cover the hospitalization costs resulting from work-related or external accidents, or any illness, including one laboratory test per year, and up to a maximum of $23,000 (twenty-three thousand US dollars) per year (for one or multiple cases).<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49d71bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"49d71bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We (ARM) speculate that the scams aim to absolve <strong>employers and insurance companies<\/strong> <strong>from their obligations to migrant workers and their healthcare,<\/strong> specifically in cases of <strong>injuries, death, or repatriation of bodies,<\/strong> as the aforementioned decision emphasizes amendments to these cases, as well as based on ARM\u2019s experience with <strong>fake insurance policies issued by fake companies.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52ff163 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"52ff163\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Lastly, Bayram stated that insurance companies and employers violating this decision <strong>will be held liable.<\/strong> <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-117acbb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"117acbb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><b>Nepal Ban on Lebanon: Lebanon Finalizes Agreement with Nepal to Allow Entry of Nepalese Workers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nna-leb.gov.lb\/ar\/economy\/670010\/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D9%86%D8%B5%D9%84-%D8%BA%D8%B2%D9%8A%D9%84-%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D9%88%D8%B2%D9%8A%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D9%85%D9%84-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84-%D9%84%D8%A7-%D8%AA%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%B9-%D8%A5%D8%B1%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%84\">[here]<\/a><br \/><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efc7245 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"efc7245\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Nepalese Honorary Consul Sheikh Mohammad Wissam Ghouzayel visited the Lebanese Minister of Labor Moustafa Bayram to finalize <strong>the memorandum of understanding (MoU) between Lebanon and Nepal,<\/strong> which <strong>awaits the approval of the Nepalese Ministry of Labor (MoL).<\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ghouzayel stated that Nepal \u201cdoes not mind recruiting Nepalese workers, <strong>granted they are included in the labor law.\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He also indicated that the Nepalese law does not limit workers, including domestic workers that fall under category 3 work permits, issued by the MoL, as well as residencies issued by General Security (GS), to travel to Lebanon for work, <strong>on the condition that they obtain a pre-approved employment contract from the Nepalese consulate.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to Ghouzayel, the consulate does not object to producing this contract, <strong>provided that these workers are considered to be category 3 workers.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2022, Ghouzayel <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lebanon24.com\/news\/lebanon\/928651\/%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%84%D9%84%D9%82%D9%86%D8%B5%D9%84-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%85-%D9%84%D8%AC%D9%85%D9%87%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84-%D8%B9%D9%86-%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%84\">announced<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that the travel ban on Nepalese domestic workers (category 4) coming to Lebanon for work, which was first imposed in 2008, <strong>has been lifted.<\/strong> This ban was reflected in the MoL reports, which <strong>almost never list any category 4 work permits issued to Nepalese workers.<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The reporting around this ban is <strong>shrouded with confusing information.<\/strong> There\u2019s complete unclarity over how Nepalese workers can work in domestic jobs, which are restricted to category 4 work permits, but are being recruited under category 3 work permits, which are provided to workers in cleaning, agriculture, and construction jobs.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s also unclear how this news (the HC-approved employment contract, as well as the MoU) would affect previous, current, or future Nepalese workers, specifically live-in domestic workers, given that working as a domestic worker under a category 3 work permit\/residency would <strong>violate the premise of the labor law, GS regulations, as well as the ban.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b509bc2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b509bc2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><b>\u201cJadal:\u201d A New Talk Show Launches with the \u201cControversy\u201d of Syrian Workers in Lebanon <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryo_abboud\/status\/1750576851532022099\">[here]<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tayyar.org\/News\/Lebanon\/583692\/-%D8%A3%D9%86%D8%A7-%D9%88%D8%B2%D9%8A%D8%B1-%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AA%D8%A8%D9%8A-400-%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B1-----%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%85--%D9%85%D8%A7-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D9%8A%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D8%B0%D8%A7-%D8%B9%D9%85%D9%84-%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%A8-%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%B7%D9%84-%D8%B9%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D9%85%D9%84-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%BA%D8%B3%D9%8A%D9%84-%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%B4%D8%AD%D9%8A%D9%85-\">[here]<\/a> \u0648 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lbcgroup.tv\/news\/lebanon\/750063\/%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%85-%D9%84%D9%80%D8%AC%D8%AF%D9%84-%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%91-%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%89-%D9%85%D9%88%D9%82%D8%B9-%D9%88%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D9%85%D9%84-%D8%A2%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%81-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%88%D8%B8%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%81-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%86%D8%A9-%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%86\/ar\">[here]<\/a><br \/><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26bb8fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"26bb8fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A new talk show titled &#8220;Jadal\u201d (controversy in Arabic) hosted by Mario Abboud, broadcasted its <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lbcgroup.tv\/watch\/69305\/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D9%84%D9%82%D8%A9-01\/ar\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>first episode<\/strong><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on LBCI on January 25, 2024.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The first episode addressed the \u201ccontroversy\u201d of Syrian workers in Lebanon, more specifically the <strong>&#8220;impact of the unregulated presence of Syrian refugees on the Lebanese labor market.\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Featuring several guests, including government officials, public figures, and workers, <strong>all of whom were Lebanese,<\/strong> the episode tackled various themes under the topic of Syrian workers in Lebanon, mainly the <strong>\u201ccompetition\u201d between Lebanese and Syrian workers in the labor market,\u00a0<\/strong> Here are some of the main guest\u2019s discussion points:<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf3abea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cf3abea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><strong><strong>Mustafa Bayram, Minister of Labor:<\/strong><\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Claimed that donor countries threatened the Lebanese authorities with imposing sanctions if they carry out their plans to deport Syrian refugees.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Refused to prioritize vocational training for Syrian workers, and insisted on prioritizing Lebanese workers instead.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Discussed measures taken to regulate non-Lebanese labor, such as <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/armlebanon.org\/ar\/weekly-news-report-july-1-8-2022\/\">restricting<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> certain professions for Lebanese nationals only (126 professions) and requiring companies to advertise job openings on the Ministry of Labor\u2019s (MoL) online platform to prioritize Lebanese applicants.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Encouraged Lebanese workers to apply to the job postings on the MoL\u2019s online platform, which did not get any applicants.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Admitted that there are Lebanese workers who refuse to work in jobs that require heavy manual or physical labor and view them as demeaning, such as car wash and lubricant jobs.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mentioned plans to treat Syrian workers similarly to migrant workers of other nationalities, specifically in terms of permit fees.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Acknowledged challenges to applying labor law, such as the limited number of inspectors (15 throughout Lebanon), lack of cooperation, and political division over Syrian refugees.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Called on media outlets to campaign against NGOs and donor countries that pressure Lebanon to refrain from carrying out deportations and call for accountability against deportations.\n<p><\/p><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Nicholas Shamas, Head of Beirut Traders Association:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Raised concerns about employers who undercut Lebanese workers by hiring Syrian workers who accept lower wages.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Called for regulating Syrian labor and giving priority to Lebanese workers.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Accused NGOs of taking advantage of the failure of the state and the economic collapse and advocating for the rights of Syrian workers.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Acknowledged challenges to applying labor law, such as the limited number of inspectors and lack of cooperation.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Exaggerated fears over the so-called \u201cdemographic\u201d changes.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Argued with Bayram over Syrians competing with Lebanese over mid\/senior level jobs in various industries.<br><br><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Antione Chakhtoura, Mayor of Dekwaneh, Beirut:<\/strong><ul><li aria-level=\"1\">Claimed that migrants make up the highest percentage of crimes in Dekwaneh and Sin El Fil are not prosecuted due to \u201cprison quotas.\u201d<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">Called for restricting migrant workers, especially Syrians, to work only in agricultural, construction, and cleaning jobs.<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">Complained about diversity quotas from donor countries.<br><br><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Hassan Ghamrawi, Mayor of Al-Bedawi, Tripoli:<\/strong><ul><li aria-level=\"1\">Discussed the large number of Syrian refugees (25,000 out of a 35,000 population) in Al-Bedawi, which is supposedly causing a strain on resources.<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">Claimed that Syrians are \u201cvery hard-working and competitive\u201d in the job market, implying that it harms Lebanese workers.<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">Mentioned efforts to inspect and shut down unlicensed Syrian businesses with help from security forces, called for more cooperation.<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">Cited a lack of resources like having only 4 municipal police officers in Al-Bedawi.<\/li><\/ul><\/li>\n<\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0118e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f0118e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The discussions were clearly influenced by misconceptions about the realities of Syrian workers, wrongfully assuming that social protections for Syrians are prioritized over Lebanese, as well as Lebanese workers calling for maintaining a hierarchy between Lebanese workers as senior-level workers, and Syrian workers as lower-level workers.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Additionally, the statements throughout the episode were sporadic and often clashed with one another, reflecting heavily biased misconceptions and stereotypes about the Lebanese job market, often based on individual experiences and then generalized from there on entire nationalities.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For example, the promo teaser for the episode presented two strongly contradicting testimonies from vox pop interviews with Lebanese workers. One of them claimed that Syrians who work in bakeries earn more than Lebanese, while another worker claimed that Lebanese employers hire Syrian workers for lower wages than Lebanese workers.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The presentation of the show is intended to divide workers over racial, classist, and nationalistic notions. For example, the host, Mario Abboud, is well-known for making sensational statements, such as his infamous \u201cbrainless\u201d <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hl5_koKfzgg\">opening<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> during the early days of the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, and is, therefore, an unsurprising choice for a combination of topic and host for the pilot episode.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ae9704 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5ae9704\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><b>LBC&#8217;s &#8216;Marhaba Dawle&#8217; Sparks Outrage for Racist Portrayal of Migrant Workers <a href=\"https:\/\/al-akhbar.com\/Media_Tv\/375487\">[here]<\/a> \u0648 <a href=\"https:\/\/al-akhbar.com\/Media_Tv\/375767\/%D9%88%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%AE%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%AA%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%AF-%D9%85%D9%86%D8%B9-%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%AD%D8%A8%D8%A7-%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%84%D8%A9-%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%89-lbci-%D9%85%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%AE-%D9%8A%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B5%D9%84-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%AE%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%AB%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B6%D8%AC%D9%8A\">[here]<\/a><br \/><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68d258d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"68d258d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The new LBC comedy show &#8220;Marhaba Dawle,&#8221; translating to \u201cSalutations to the State\u201d has sparked outrage for its <strong>explicit racism, patriarchy, and misrepresentation of migrant workers.<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the very <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lbcgroup.tv\/watch\/69238\/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D9%84%D9%82%D8%A9-01\/ar\">first episode<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>,<\/strong> a sketch depicts a security officer (played by Hussein Al-Dayekh) trying to dissuade a migrant domestic worker from jumping off a building.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The officer uses <strong>sexist and derogatory language,<\/strong> such as saying that he \u201clikes Habashiyat&#8221; (which is an objectifying term for Ethiopian women), mockingly singing <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=CQLsdm1ZYAw\">\u201cCalm Down\u201d by Rema<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and misappropriating the lyrics, and offering to marry her if she doesn\u2019t jump.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, when the worker jumps, we find that she is only standing on a ledge that leads to a slightly lower level and is therefore not injured. The officer proceeds to arrest her and <strong>speak to her in an insulting manner.<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This \u201cskit\u201d <strong>mocks the situation of migrant workers<\/strong> <strong>who are living under the unjust conditions of Kafala.<\/strong> LBC posted the sketch on their official social media account, but then quickly removed it from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/C2SawJ3O-Wd\/\">Instagram<\/a> and Facebook after backlash (but kept it on <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@lbcilebanonofficial\/video\/7325750406758354177\">Tiktok<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">), then later uploaded it again on <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/61556068141705\/videos\/a.122104687424202271\/917085360082251\">Facebook<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u0648 <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C3NUHdhi3Qh\/\">Instagram<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on a separate account for the show.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The first time the clip was posted, it <strong>received immediate criticism for its racist approach and lack of sensitivity towards the struggle of migrants in Lebanon.<\/strong> Many expressed the show\u2019s failure to properly address the systematic issues leading to abuse and suicides among migrant domestic workers in Lebanon <strong>is simply not a matter for jokes<\/strong>, especially in Lebanon, where, in many cases, <strong>suicide is used to cover up for murder, <\/strong>or is used to stigmatize workers who are struggling in abusive working conditions,\u00a0an issue which is rarely <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Q1MwvB7x1iI\">investigated<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or represented in courts.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After just two episodes, the Lebanese Interior Ministry attempted to take the show off the air, accusing it of &#8220;moral transgression&#8221; and insulting state institutions like the Internal Security Forces it satirizes, but to no avail.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The show&#8217;s creator Mohamed Al-Dayekh defended the show as simply satirizing the authorities and their corruption, but <strong>he did not address the criticism targeted at his racist sketch.<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In summary, the show falls into racist stereotypes and <strong>trivializes the suffering of migrant communities through distasteful mockery rather than raising awareness about their plight.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-188c379 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"188c379\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><b>&#8220;Military and Public Sector Employees Now Earn Less than Domestic Workers\u201d Former MP Tweets <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtv.com.lb\/News\/%D9%85%D9%80%D9%80%D8%AD%D9%80%D9%80%D9%84%D9%80%D9%80%D9%8A%D9%80%D9%80%D8%A7%D8%AA\/1418919\/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%AD%D8%AF%D8%A8--%D9%85%D9%8A%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%AA%D9%8A-%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%AF-%D8%AA%D8%B4%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%B9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B5%D8%B1%D9%81-%D9%88%D9%87%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%85%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84-%D9%85%D9%86-%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%86-%D8%B1%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%A9\">[here]<\/a><br><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3d44e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b3d44e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Former MP Musbah Al-Ahdab criticized the government&#8217;s financial policies and alleged corruption by comparing the salaries of public sector employees to the salaries of domestic workers.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Al-Ahdab claimed in a tweet that the salaries of military personnel and public sector employees have become lower than those of domestic workers in Lebanon.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The tweet, while meant to criticize the mismanagement of public funds, carries degrading notions about the value of domestic labor.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The comparison between the salaries of public sector employees and military personnel to the wages of domestic workers assumes that domestic labor should be inherently low-paid work, and is therefore utilized as a standard of low-pay that should only be applied to non-Lebanese workers or workers of lower income\/class, and cannot possibly apply to Lebanese employees in the public sector.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5e1489 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e5e1489\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><b>Billions Spent on Sportswashing Cannot Hide Saudi\u2019s Violations of Human Rights <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/news\/2024\/01\/11\/saudi-arabia-deadly-abuses-despite-image-campaign\">[here]<\/a><br \/><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abb5749 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"abb5749\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The 2024 World Report by Human Rights Watch (HRW) states that Saudi authorities <strong>killed hundreds of Ethiopian migrants and asylum-seekers at the Saudi-Yemeni border<\/strong> between March 2022 and June 2023.<\/p><p>According to HRW, these killings could constitute <strong>crimes against humanity if they were carried out as part of a Saudi government policy to kill migrants<\/strong>.<\/p><p>Despite spending billions on sporting events to improve its image, Saudi\u2019s government continues to <strong>violate human rights<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>through arbitrarily detaining activists, use of torture, and unfair trials, alongside the aforementioned mass murders of Ethiopian migrants.<\/strong><\/p><p>HRW also highlighted Saudi Arabia\u2019s imposing of the abusive kafala system on migrant workers which, despite reforms, continues to <strong>exploit migrants and restrict their freedoms.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c51eab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7c51eab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><b>Robbery Motivated by Blackmail: Police Arrests Ethiopian Domestic Worker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.isf.gov.lb\/ar\/article\/9116384#:~:text=%D8%A8%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%AE%2017%2D12%2D2023%D8%8C,%D8%B5%D9%8A%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%8C%20%D9%88%D9%81%D8%B1%D8%AA%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%89%20%D8%AC%D9%87%D8%A9%20%D9%85%D8%AC%D9%87%D9%88%D9%84%D8%A9.\">[here]<\/a> \u0648 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo.php?fbid=678552847782016&amp;set=a.295965252707446&amp;type=3&amp;locale=en_GB&amp;paipv=0&amp;eav=Afaar_84a3jyDbzGltP45jzOqKydHJAy-MUkeoax3J7K_XWc7rxecvjj41o5s0rGJno&amp;_rdr\">[here]<\/a><br \/><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f381e60 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f381e60\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>An employer alleged that an Ethiopian domestic worker (A.D, born in 1991) stole 9,000 USD from her residence, in Saida, and fled to an unknown location, according to the Internal Security Forces (ISF) in a statement on their official website issued on December 17, 2023. As a result, the ISF raided a house in Aley where A.D. was residing, and arrested her.<\/p><p>During the interrogation, A.D. confessed to the allegations against her. She also proclaimed that she was in a relationship with a Syrian man who was blackmailing her by threatening to publish private pictures of her if she refused to steal from her employer.<\/p><p>Legal action was taken against A.D. and legal proceedings are on their way for the arrest of the accomplice.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b60589 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2b60589\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><b>General Security Publishes List of Arrests, Entry\/Exit, Work Visas Disaggregated by Nationality from Mid-November 2023 to Mid-December 2023 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.general-security.gov.lb\/uploads\/articles\/12419.pdf\">[here]<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-799d202 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"799d202\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The General Security Office (GSO) published a breakdown of <strong>arrests, entry\/exit, and work visas between mid-November 2023 and mid-December 2023<\/strong> in the new issue of the GS journal released on <strong>January 4th.<\/strong> Highlights included the following:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nearly <strong>526 migrants and refugees were arrested and interrogated;<\/strong><\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><strong>505 migrants and refugees were released from detention after interrogation;<\/strong><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Around <strong>3,292 work visas were<\/strong> granted to migrant workers mostly from <strong>Ethiopia, Bangladesh, and Kenya.<\/strong> There is no information on how many of these work permits were granted to newcomers.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><strong>212,277 foreigners and migrants<\/strong> entered Lebanon compared to <strong>208,219 who left in the said time period.<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-612217d elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"612217d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span 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