North Lebanon maid was on hunger strike before suicide: ministry
Labor Minister Sejaan Azzi called for the investigation to continue in the case.
Labor Minister Sejaan Azzi called for the investigation to continue in the case.
In three unrelated incidents, three Migrant Domestic Workers in Lebanon have died or been seriously injured in the last week. The Migrant Domestic Workers Coordination Consortium (MDWCC) and other civil society NGOs demand rigorous and serious investigations into the three cases and in all cases of Migrant Domestic Workers’ death or serious injury.
So did this one kill herself too, by stabbing?
Janice Soriano de Jose, worker from the Philippines, was found dead at the bottom of this building last stormy Sunday. They say she jumped from the 11th floor.
On August 9, 2012, a few media reported the death of Alani Silvo, an Ethiopian domestic worker aged 24 who fell to her death while trying to escape with a rope from her employers’ apartment in Beirut.
ظهرت آلِم أشِسا أول مرة على شاشة التلفزيون مطروحة على الأرض تتعرض للركل قرب سفارة بلادها. أمس، ماتت هنا، لا في إثيوبيا. انتحرت في مستشفى دير الصليب، بعدما «أؤتمنت» الدولة عليها، لكن، لا داعي للقلق: «التحقيقات مستمرة»
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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