Weekly News Report: October 26 – November 1, 2020
The Ethiopian consulate in Beirut announced on Facebook that between October 21-28, a total of 947 Ethiopian women were evacuated.
Author: Houssam
Statement Of “My Work My Rights” Network On The Standard Unified Contract
Article 7 of the Labor Law, which excludes domestic workers, must be abolished.
Weekly News Report: October 19-25, 2020
The Council of State (Shoura) has issued a decision to block the standard unified contract (SUC) issued by caretaker Minister of Labor (MoL) Lamia Yammine for migrant domestic workers
Weekly News Report: October 12-18, 2020
Egna Legna Besidet announced on Twitter that they have successfully supported 216 women to be evacuated to Ethiopia, and are currently supporting 200 others.
Weekly News Report: October 5-11, 2020
Three Cameroonian women traveled back to their country on Saturday October 10. 31 other women and one child are set to travel and arrive in Cameroon on October 23.
Weekly News Report: September 28-October 4, 2020
70 Nigerian women were evacuated from Lebanon with the support of the Lebanese community in Nigeria early last week.
Weekly News Report: September 21-27, 2020
On September 22, ARM met with a number of Cameroonian women to get updates on their situation and discuss ways forward for support.
Nigerians in Lebanon are Hungry, The Nigerian Government Needs to Pay for their Evacuation
The following letter was sent to the Foreign Affairs Minister, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission,
Homelessness among Migrant Workers on the Rise
Migrants and their families in Lebanon have been severely affected by the August 4 explosion. In addition to the people still missing, those who have been injured, and those who lost their lives, many have also lost their windows, walls, and valuable appliances. This effectively means that they lost their homes as most of them cannot afford any of the repairs required to make their homes livable again.
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