{"id":2982,"date":"2021-06-14T17:22:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-14T17:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/armlebanon.org\/?post_type=weekly_news&p=2982"},"modified":"2022-07-02T05:37:37","modified_gmt":"2022-07-02T05:37:37","slug":"weekly-news-report-june-14-20-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/armlebanon.org\/ar\/weekly-news-report-june-14-20-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly News Report: June 14-20, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Note: A\u00a0list of resources* where you can track updates and developments in Palestine is available at the end of this report. Please feel free to send us more accounts that we can add to the list.<\/strong><\/p>

Articles and views shared in the Weekly 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 who cater to migrant communities.<\/strong><\/p>

Migrant Women Talk to ARM about Post-Kafala Lebanon [here]<\/a><\/strong><\/p>

For International Domestic Workers Day (IDWD), ARM interviewed several migrant women who talked about how they imagine their lives and Lebanon after the Kafala system is abolished. The women challenged the binary of being portrayed as victims on one hand, and the demonization they\u2019re subjected to on the other hand along with the misconceptions<\/a> about their work and conditions.<\/p>

FENASOL\u2019s Domestic Workers Syndicate Calls to Ratify Convention No. 189 [here]<\/a><\/strong><\/p>

The syndicate of domestic workers under the national federation of employees\u2019 and workers\u2019 union in Lebanon (FENASOL) celebrated IDWD with several migrant groups, and called on the ratification of the Domestic Workers Convention, or convention no. 189, by the Lebanese parliament.\u00a0<\/p>

Report by ILO on Domestic Work [here]<\/a><\/strong><\/p>

The International Labor Organization (ILO) released a new global report of the most comprehensive and accurate data on domestic work, 10 years after the adoption of the Domestic Workers Convention which recognizes domestic labor as work. The report includes the numbers of domestic workers, details on the informality in the sector, and the extent to which informality is due to gaps in legal coverage or gaps in implementation.<\/p>

New Report on Gender Perspective of Migrant Domestic Work [here]<\/a><\/strong><\/p>

A new report was released on migrant domestic workers in Lebanon from a gender perspective,\u00a0 by UN Women, ILO, the Arab Institute for Women, and the International Organization for Migration (IOM). The report emphasizes the lack of protection for migrant domestic workers under the Kafala system due to exclusion of domestic work from the labor law, and focuses on sexual and reproductive health and rights among other gendered aspects.<\/p>

New Investigation Reveals UN Aid Swallowed by Banks [here]<\/a><\/strong><\/p>

An investigative report by Thomas Reuters Foundation revealed that at least $250 million of\u00a0UN aid has been lost since October 2019 due to exchange rates set by the banks. This number amounts to third-half of the UN aid that was originally dedicated as cash assistance by the World Food Programme (WFP) for Syrian and Palestinian refugees as well as Lebanese citizens. The following numbers were cited in the article:<\/p>