Urgent Call: IOM Should Open Shelters for Displaced and Stranded Migrant Workers in Lebanon
We need urgent intervention to ensure that an emergency shelter is set up by the IOM for stranded and displaced migrant workers and communities in Lebanon.
We need urgent intervention to ensure that an emergency shelter is set up by the IOM for stranded and displaced migrant workers and communities in Lebanon.
Lebanon is at war, and marginalized communities need our help now more than ever. As an anti-racist organization, we’re committed to supporting those often overlooked in humanitarian emergencies.
This document serves as a resource hub for anyone responding to the needs of migrant workers in Lebanon following the Israeli escalation.
The Lebanese ruling class prevents working class solidarity by exploiting Syrian workers and spreading anti-Syrian hate. This report brings new insight to the plight of Syrian refugees in Lebanon.
For years, migrant workers in Lebanon have repeatedly expressed their frustrations with their diplomatic representatives, specifically, their honorary consuls. Their protests were only met with indifference to the workers’ struggle and hardships of life under Kafala.
2023 was unbelievably painful, terrifying, and deadly for our many communities. We experienced xenophobia, racism, homophobia, and transphobia, with relentless attacks on migrant activists, Syrian communities, and LGBTIQ people.
In 2023, ARM took on a research project to try and discover how the economic crisis changed the perceptions of the Kafala system in Lebanon.
News reports in February 2024 highlight more incitement against, more fees for recruiting migrant workers, and concerning cases of abuse and exploitation.
We opened up 2024 with disturbing stories of racism against migrant workers in Lebanon. From underreported murders to exploitative labor practices and biased media narratives, this report sheds light on the systemic marginalization, dehumanization, and violations that migrant communities face in the country.
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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