WEEKLY NEWS REPORT: APRIL 5-11, 2021
An article by Al Jazeera reported the severe impact of the economic crisis on migrant workers, emphasizing the sharp devaluation of the Lebanese pound and the decrease of salaries and remittances as a result.
An article by Al Jazeera reported the severe impact of the economic crisis on migrant workers, emphasizing the sharp devaluation of the Lebanese pound and the decrease of salaries and remittances as a result.
Twenty six migrant workers were evacuated to Bangladesh, Ghana and Togo in the past week with the support of ARM.
Thirty migrant workers were evacuated to Bangladesh, Benin, Ivory Coast, Gambia, Ghana, Nepal, and Nigeria in the past week with the support of ARM.
More Bangladeshi workers were evacuated on March 8 as part of the embassy’s evacuation plan.
10 migrant workers were evacuated to Bangladesh, Benin, Kenya, Sudan and Togo in the past week with the support of ARM.
23 migrant women and men were evacuated to Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Nigeria, Sudan and Cameroon in the past week with the support of ARM and This Is Lebanon.
One Sudanese man and 5 Nigerian women were evacuated last week with the support of This Is Lebanon and ARM.
The first chartered evacuation flight to Bangladesh took place on February 15, carrying 432 Bangladeshi workers as part of the embassy’s plan to evacuate documented workers and those who could afford to pay for the tickets.
One Nepalese man and one Ethiopian woman were evacuated last week with the support of ARM.
At the Anti-Racism Movement (ARM), we are constantly working on a multitude of different activities and initiatives. Most of our activities are only possible with the help of dedicated and passionate volunteers who work in collaboration with our core team.
The Anti-Racism Movement (ARM) was launched in 2010 as a grassroots collective by young Lebanese feminist activists in collaboration with migrant workers and migrant domestic workers.
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