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On International Domestic Workers Day: a humanitarian crisis is looming

After they were locked in the homes of their employer under the Kafala (sponsorship) system; domestic workers are now stranded in Lebanon as a result of the economic crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic. Lebanon has turned into a large prison far away from their own home.

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Workers Day 2019: More Decency

On the occasion of Workers Day this year, this is a short and simple call to pay the woman who cleans your house a little more than you did last year.
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The Story of Tina

Throughout her five months of domestic servitude, Tina was subjected to various forms of physical and psychological violence including detention, degrading treatment, humiliation, shouting and beating.

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Workers' Day 2016

For the seventh year in a row, migrant domestic workers in Lebanon celebrated Workers’ Day on Sunday May 1st 2016, demanding the Lebanese State to ratify the International Labor Organization convention no 189 on “decent work for domestic workers”.

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To Human Rights Watch: Your position on sex trafficking is disappointing, misleading and does not protect victims

On July 28, 2016, the Beirut office of Human Rights Watch (HRW) issued apress release entitled “Lebanon: Syrian Women at Risk of Sex Trafficking” in which the organization tackled the r

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Workers' Day 2017: Abolish Sponsorship

For the eighth year in a row, migrant domestic workers (MDWs) and supporters came together to claim labor rights, march, and celebrate workers' day. This past year did not witness any improvement of protection of migrant domestic workers.

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"Think about it, think about her": A campaign by KAFA targeting Lebanese employers

On February 1st 2018, KAFA (enough) Violence & Exploitation launched a media campaign* entitled “Think about it, think about her”* targeting Lebanese employers of migrant domestic workers (MDWs), as a

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"Think about it, think about her": A campaign by KAFA targeting Lebanese employers

On February 1st 2018, KAFA (enough) Violence & Exploitation launched a media campaign* entitled “Think about it, think about her”* targeting Lebanese employers of migrant domestic workers (MDWs), as a

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