This workers’ day coincides with the reopening of the Migrant Community Center (MCC), which we once called the Migrant House
We will be there, remembering our histories, and celebrating our community and solidarity
Join us
Join us on this Sunday at Beirut Art Center to celebrate International Migrants Day following a 3-year hiatus.
The state keeps propagating the fear of the other, while turning a blind eye to crimes against women, and other perceived minorities including refugees and migrants.
Kafala has been discussed in the context of modern slavery and exploitation, and its misuse has also allowed for the facilitation of sex trafficking.
Ten nongovernmental human rights organisations working in Lebanon issued a statement on Wednesday saying that under a new directive issued by General Security, Lebanon’s security agency in charge of foreigners’ entry and residency, government authorities are “expelling locally born children of migrant workers and in some cases their mothers”.
(بيروت، 3 سبتمبر/أيلول 2014) ـ قالت تسع من المنظمات غير حكومية العاملة في لبنان اليوم إن لبنان يقوم بترحيل أطفال العمال الوافدين المولودين في لبنان، وأمهاتهم في بعض الحالات.
“Item Saudi family hang Ethiopian maid from hook – brutally beat her might contain content that is not suitable for all ages.”
9 April 2013 – An estimated 600,000 migrant workers are tricked and trapped into forced labour across the Middle East
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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