Hundreds of migrant workers marched in Beirut Sunday to demand rights and the eradication of the country’s slavery-like sponsorship system.
The march...
Monday, April 29, 2013
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Only 10 percent of the reported 52 million domestic workers worldwide, mostly women, are covered by the same general labor laws as other workers,...
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
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The situation of migrant domestic workers in Lebanon, structured by a lack of protective labor laws and a culture of racial inequality, marks a huge...
Sunday, January 6, 2013
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The appeals court in Kuwait on Wednesday upheld the death sentence for a Kuwaiti housewife for murdering her Filipina domestic helper but commuted...
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
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The Migrant Workers’ Parade and Festival, set for Sunday in Beirut, is seeking to “change mentalities” about foreign workers in Lebanon.
African...
Friday, April 27, 2012
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The Ethiopian woman abused in broad daylight by a Lebanese man and caught on amateur video committed suicide on Wednesday, a local NGO has confirmed...
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
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A Lebanese man has been caught violently abusing an Ethiopian domestic worker on an amateur video in front of the Ethiopian Embassy in Beirut....
Friday, March 9, 2012
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She was found semi-naked, hiding in the attic of the house where she worked. She had taken off her blood-stained clothes and was hiding behind her...
Friday, February 24, 2012
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A court has sentenced a Kuwaiti couple to death for beating and then murdering their Filipina domestic helper, newspapers in the Gulf state reported...
Monday, February 20, 2012
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