{"id":3064,"date":"2021-03-29T17:38:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-29T17:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/armlebanon.org\/?post_type=weekly_news&p=3064"},"modified":"2022-07-02T05:53:52","modified_gmt":"2022-07-02T05:53:52","slug":"weekly-news-report-march-29-april-4-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/armlebanon.org\/ar\/weekly-news-report-march-29-april-4-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly News Report: March 29-April 4, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Weekly News Report: March 29-April 4, 2021<\/h2><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Bangladeshi workers evacuated on April 4. Photo\u00a0from The Daily Star<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Articles and views shared in the Weekly News Report do not 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>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Evacuation Updates<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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More Migrant Workers Evacuated [source is ARM]<\/strong><\/p>

Twenty six migrant workers were evacuated to Bangladesh, Ghana and Togo in the past week with the support of ARM.<\/p>

More Bangladeshi Migrants Evacuated [here]<\/a><\/strong><\/p>

Around 272 undocumented Bangladeshi migrants were evacuated on April 4 and are currently quarantining in a government-sponsored facility. Quarantine cost is covered by the government.<\/p>

Over 4,600 of the registered workers have been repatriated in special flights starting from February 15. in addition to another 10,000 Bangladeshis who wish to return home.<\/p>

Lebanon remains one of the many countries from which trips are banned in Bangladesh, which makes these evacuation trips an exception by the government due to the deteriorating conditions in Lebanon.<\/p>

Egna Legna Supports over 40 Evacuations in a Month, including Court Cases [here]<\/a><\/strong><\/p>

Egna Legna Besidet announced that they have supported 47 Ethiopian women with evacuation between February 21 and March 29, of which 17 were facing legal charges that had delayed their travel.<\/p>

Report on Impact of Evacuation on Lebanon\u2019s Job Market [here]<\/a><\/strong><\/p>

An article by United Press International reported the changes in Lebanon\u2019s job market after the evacuation of migrant workers over the past year. The changes include closure of recruitment agencies, increased demand for Lebanese workers in industrial sectors to replace migrants who left, and Lebanese women \u201cfilling the gaps\u201d as freelance domestic workers.<\/p>

ILO gave the following numbers to the reporter: 152,289 regular migrant workers are still working in Lebanon. Women from Ethiopia, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Ghana and Kenya, topped the list with 119,081. ILO’s figures do not include the number of irregular\/undocumented workers, estimated by \u201cunconfirmed report\u201d to be around 80,000.<\/p>

IOM Report on Global Evacuation of Migrants [here]<\/a><\/strong><\/p>

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) published a report addressing the status of migrants around the world in the context of the pandemic. It reported that in September 2020 alone, there were around 3 million migrants stranded around the world that were detailed.<\/p>

In Lebanon, 70% of migrant workers surveyed by the Displacement Tracking Matrix had plans to go back to their countries. Among those cases was a domestic worker who attempted jumping from a balcony due to abuse by her employers, and another woman that was subjected to human trafficking.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Minister of Public Health Initiates First Vaccination Drive of Sputnik Vaccine [here]<\/a><\/strong><\/p>

At the first vaccination drive of the Sputnik vaccine imported for the private sector, caretaker minister of public health Dr. Hamad Hassan announced that the ministry had reserved 7 million doses to cover 60% of Lebanon\u2019s population and 20% of residents who fall under the targeted age groups.<\/p>

Dr. Hassan emphasized the inclusion of everyone present in Lebanon in the vaccination drives and campaigns regardless of nationality.<\/p>

HRW Statement on Exclusion of Migrants and Refugees from Vaccination [here]<\/a><\/strong><\/p>

Human Rights Watch (HRW) issued a statement on the ongoing exclusion of migrant workers and refugees from the vaccination plans despite previous contradictory announcements and statements by government officials.<\/p>

The statement emphasized the following points:<\/p>