While many believe slavery is an issue of the past, it remains a real, yet largely hidden, problem. An estimated 35.8 million people are enslaved worldwide, according to a recent report by the Walk Free Foundation, a human rights organization.
My employer used to lock me up in the house and shut all the doors and windows.
Modern slavery will still exist in Qatar despite the announcement of cosmetic reforms to the labour law today.
لأنه عيد لجميع العمّال، وعاملات المنازل لسن إستثناء، ولهنّ الحق في قانون يحميهنّ، إنطلقت مسيرة اليوم الأحد
“I expose slavery in this country because to expose it is to kill it.”
وتضيف “عملنا هذا وكفاحنا من أجل رفع الظلم والحيف بحق العمال الأجانب لم يدفعنا له إلا حرصنا كلبنانيين على تحسين صورة لبنان والسعي للقضاء على هذه الظاهرة الخطيرة حتى يظل لبنان بلد الانفتاح والتسامح والحضارة”.
بدّي وِحْدِة ما تتوقحن وتطلب تضهر الأحد، وإقدر خللي جواز سفرها معي
Ivory Coast-based Koaci.com has learned that 6 women are currently held in slavery conditions in Nabatieh, South Lebanon within a “Mafia-like” network.
It should not be “ordinary” that a migrant domestic worker is beaten, humiliated, and then raped, supposedly to discipline her, without much outrage.
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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