Unfortunately, due to recent events in Bahrain, many people seem to agree with the decision to ban visas for incoming Bangladeshis. However, this action is only due to an exaggerated stereotype, a claim that Bangladeshi civilians must be “murderous” due to several Bangladeshi workers who committed horrid crimes in the past few years, which of [...]
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The sad plight of migrant domestic workers in Lebanon
March 29th, 2007 | Abusive employers, Housemaids, Lebanon, Racism, Slavery, Sponsorship, Women, Workers, Working conditions | Discuss (5)by Yaman Salahi
Sushar Rosky, born 1987, hangs from the balcony of the apartment in which she worked as a maid for only 20 days in Sidon, Lebanon. She hung herself with bits of clothe carefully tied together in 2005. No investigation was conducted into the circumstances leading up to her death.
Almost ten years ago, Lina [...]