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.
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.
This paper historicizes and analyzes the informal community-organizing of migrant domestic workers in Lebanon in addition to providing recommendations and ways forward to support and strengthen their work. This paper is based on research conducted in August and September 2023 with activist migrant domestic workers in Lebanon.
RIYADH — A recent security research study has recommended integrating expatriates into society and abolishing the system of kafala (sponsorship).
أجرت الجامعة الأميركية في بيروت، بالتعاون مع منظمة “كفى” والجمعية الدوليّة لمكافحة الرقّ وبدعم من منظمة العمل الدوليّة
Being black is a politicised identity. One cannot deny that. Identifying as Arab is also a political minefield.
This report is the result of a policy research project and summarizes findings from a literature review, analysis of case data of the vulnerable
Back to our scene with the domestic worker in Beirut. You now face two choices – do you flee your employer’s home the moment it is left unlocked?
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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