It was meant to be funny. But Murr TV’s (Lebanese MTV) “Ktir Salbe” comedy show’s take on migrant domestic worker turned out to be racist, denigrating and dehumanizing towards these persons.
The show featured a 5 minute act where a couple was “negotiating” with a …
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Uproar against Lebanon’s Murr TV (MTV) comedy show denigrating migrant domestic workers
February 1st, 2012
Lebanon: Nepali suicide last Sunday in Ashrafieh
January 31st, 2012
Death Housemaids Lebanon Slavery Suicide Videos
Lebanese news website Elnashra.com reported last Sunday evening that, according to Lebanese security sources, a Nepalese domestic worker hung herself in her employer’s house in Ashrafieh, a Christian suburb of Beirut. Her employers discovered the body hanging on the kitchen balcony. The Lebane...
Our new video promoting migrant rights in the Middle East
October 18th, 2011
We have just released a new video in an effort to continue to spread awareness about the dire situation of migrant/expat workers throughout the Middle East. We have yet to subtitle it to English, but the message remains very clear: Please watch and share this video widely. Special thanks to Farah S...
Migrant Domestic Workers in ADs
August 5th, 2011
Housemaids Lebanon Racism Videos
This is a new advertisement from Money Gram, intended at being funny. In one of the videos, it shows a Filipino man speaking with a Lebanese man and in the other video the Lebanese woman is speaking to a Srilankan. Reality is in both videos, it is a voice over by a Lebanese man making fun of the 2 a...
The Cost of Living
August 1st, 2011
A must watch video. The Cost of Living from Pete Pattisson on Vimeo.
Nepali Slaves in the Gulf: Short Film by Anti Slavery
April 13th, 2011
Anti-Slavery has just released this short film on Nepali labourers in the UAE, as part of a campaign against bonded labour in the Gulf States. We commend Anti Slavery and ITUC (the video’s funding partner) for making such a clear and hard-hitting film about this much under-reported issue. E...
Filipina Maid Describes Her Torture in the Household of a Syrian Actor
March 2nd, 2011
Abusive employers Housemaids Slavery Syria Videos
Below is an extremely disturbing video that has recently surfaced online. In it, a Filipina maid shares the story of the torture she underwent in the household of her employer, who happens to be a famous Syrian actor, Samer Al-Masri. On top of being abused in the most severe manner, the maid was not...
Al-Jazeera highlights lack of protection of Filipino migrant workers in the Middle East
October 20th, 2010
Abusive employers Gulf Housemaids Interviews Jordan News Saudi Arabia Videos Working conditions
This week, Al-Jazeera English filed two reports from the Philippines about Filipino migrant workers in the Middle East and the lack of protection offered to them. The first report includes interviews with families of deceased Filipino domestic workers. It includes an interview with family members of...
Our Video is up for Viral Video Awards – Help Us by Voting!
October 19th, 2010
Abusive employers Gulf Slavery Videos
Our video, Protect the human rights of workers in the Middle East, is one of the 21 videos from all over the world nominated for the 2010 Viral Video Awards. Please check out our video and vote for us.
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