Domestic Workers Advocacy Network (DoWAN) released the results of their research with women from Sierra Leone currently living in Lebanon.
The testimonies of approximately 160 migrant domestic workers living in Lebanon revealed the false promises, mistreatment and violence committed by a Lebanese recruitment agency.
Kafa Organization called in a statement for including domestic work in the Labor Law by abolishing Article 7 of the Labor Law and passing a law to regulate it due to the abuse and exploitation enabled by Kafala, specifically after late 2019.
The governmental committee tasked with Syrian refugee affairs held a session on April 29 followed by a press conference where the Minister of Labor Moustafa Bayram stated that “Lebanon can no longer handle the presence of refugees.”
StoryLeb posted an interactive story narrating the typical journeys that migrant domestic workers go through after coming to work in Lebanon, with the few options they have to improve their conditions once abuse and mistreatment start at the employer’s house.
How has the domestic labor market changed post-2019 and what future changes can we expect to see in the next few years? This analytical report aims to present the emerging trends in the domestic labor market, at the levels of policy (government), public discourse (government and media), and on the ground (workers, employers, and brokers).
The municipality of the Northern town Amioun issued a statement asking landlords and employers of Syrian residents to monitor the latter’s movement and report any suspicious activity.
The Ministry of Labor has worked covertly, in coordination with owners of recruitment agencies, on a draft Standard Unified Contract and has excluded from the discussions the domestic workers and the NGOs who have a long experience in this context.
Legal Agenda publishes a leaked version of the new draft of the Standard Unified Contract (SUC) currently being worked on by the MoL.
The honorary consul of Kenya in Lebanon, Sayed Chalouhi, denounced the protest outside the consulate in an interview with Al Jazeera, making the following notorious claims about the women
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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