UPDATE: UNHCR has accepted to take Yousra to her own shelters after she refused, according to her lawyer, to go back to Caritas shelters, pending a permanent solution. Caritas is held a conference on Tuesday and issued a press release …
Posted in Lebanon, Prison | Leave a commentAn Ethiopian maid, Betlehim Sh., died at the house of her employer M. M. who is the head of a municipality in Northern Maten (Mount Lebanon). Security reports indicated that she was taken to hospital last Monday after drinking a …
Posted in Housemaids, Lebanon, Suicide | 2 CommentsThe Philippine channel GMA TV reported last week about the return of over 100 Filipino workers from Lebanon. The Philippines officially has a ban on sending workers to Lebanon, and those repatriated entered the country illegally. Two such worker described …
Posted in Abusive employers, Housemaids, Lebanon, Rape, Working conditions | 7 CommentsAfter a tip-off from a member of the public, Lebanon’s Daily Star newpaper travelled to the scene where a 28-year old Filipina worker had committed suicide. According to reporter Dalila Mahdawi, Theresa Otera Seda “plunged seven floors to her death …
Posted in Housemaids, Lebanon, Suicide, Women | 2 CommentsAfter spending another year documenting abuses of migrant workers in the Middle East, it’s time that we look back at the most significant, influential and important stories that we’ve covered. 1. Death of Domestic Migrant Workers in Lebanon This story …
Posted in Bahrain, Housemaids, Kuwait, Lebanon, Legislation, MR Site, Sponsorship, Suicide, UAE, Working conditions | 7 CommentsThe Philippine Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) plans to lift the ban on sending non-domestic workers to Lebanon in February 2010. The ban was imposed three and a half years ago during the 2006 Lebanon War; It will be …
Posted in Lebanon | 3 CommentsAl-Akhbar Newspaper reported today the following. During the Christmas weekend, between 23 and 25 December, 4 migrant workers were found dead. One dark skin man (unknown) was found in Nahr El Mot area, and it appears that he had fallen …
Posted in Housemaids, Lebanon | 1 CommentThe following is a translation on an article that appeared in the pan-Arab daily Asharq al-Awsat last week. The dreams of foreign maids in Lebanon turn into nightmares The rise of suicide rates to one case a week due to …
Posted in Abusive employers, Housemaids, Lebanon, Legal cases, Slavery, Suicide | 4 CommentsThe investigation into the death of migrant workers is taking a more “professional” approach. The death yesterday of Melomasen A., Ethiopian domestic worker, in Ashrafieh, was not declared a suicide (yet). Investigations into the circumstances of the death are ongoing. …
Posted in Housemaids, Lebanon, Suicide | 2 Comments