Yesterday, the Lebanese National News Agency reported that an Ethiopian migrant worker “committed suicide by throwing herself from the 8th floor”. Her body and scull were smashed as a result of the more than 30 meter fall.
Assafir newspaper reported the news today as is. While Al-AKhbar …
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Lebanon: Ethiopian “jumps” from 8th floor in Beirut
July 27th, 2010
Lebanese Center for Human Rights appeals for the release of Young Indian at Risk of Death
July 15th, 2010
Today, the Lebanese Center for Human Rights (LCHR) issued an urgent appeal calling for the release of Sany Kumar, a young Indian held in Roumieh for illegal entry in Lebanon. Sany is in danger of death. According to the LCHR, “having had a scooter accident, he was hospitalized two months ago,...
Caught on Video: Swimming pool denies entry to migrant domestic worker in Lebanon
July 13th, 2010
In Lebanon, the newly formed Anti Racism Movement, part of the League of Independent Activists IndyACT, organized a direct action this weekend to highlight racism in Lebanese society towards migrant domestic workers and people of color in general. Below is the video of Anti Racism Movement activists...
Lebanon: Nepalese maid dies. Strangulated?
July 6th, 2010
Lebanese newspaper Al-Akhbar reported today that a Nepalese migrant domestic workers, Shanta Baribar (or Paripar) was found dead, hanging from an electrical wire (or strangulated with an electrical wire; the word used by Al-Akbar can mean hanging or strangulated) in Ballouneh inside the house of Jos...
Lebanon: Ethiopian falls from third floor, sustains injuries
June 8th, 2010
Al-Akhbar newspaper reported today that Ethiopian national, Koma Seboka, born in 1982, fell from the balcony of her employer on the third floor in Naccache (North of Beirut). She sustained bruises, broken bones and injuries and was transferred to hospital. Antelias police station opened an investiga...
Lebanon: One more Ethiopian falling from the balcony
May 4th, 2010
Al-Akhbar newspaper reported today the death of Ethiopian maid Wilana Sbsay, who “fell” from the balcony of her employers in Antelias, north of Beirut. According to reports, Al-AKhbar said, she threw herself from the balcony.
Migrant Domestic Workers in the Middle East: Exploited, Abused and Ignored
April 30th, 2010
Abusive employers Bahrain Housemaids Jordan Kuwait Lebanon Legislation Racism Rape Saudi Arabia Sponsorship Suicide Trafficking UAE Working conditions
A new Human Rights Watch (HRW) report about the rights of migrant domestic workers focused heavily on the Middle East, and for a good reason: most regional governments do not include domestic workers under the protection of its labor laws, and the current regulations leave domestic workers open to e...
24/7 Campaign in Lebanon: She too is entitled to a day off!
April 19th, 2010
General Housemaids Lebanon Working conditions
In Lebanon, a coalition of Non-Governmental Organizations and independent activists launched a campaign aimed at celebrating and honoring migrant domestic workers in Lebanon on the occasion of International Workers’ Day on May 1, 2010, Saturday. “24/7” means 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, show...
Lebanon: Dependency creates vulnerability, leads to exploitation (video)
April 2nd, 2010
Housemaids Lebanon Working conditions
In November 2009, one of Future TV’s Tawasul [Communicating] episodes was on the situation of women migrant domestic workers in Lebanon. In that episode (published below, partly in English), International Labor Organization (ILO) senior technical specialist, Ms. Simel Esim calls for the end of...
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