The Lebanese Minister of Tourism ordered a decree this week calling on all tourism venues to adopt anti-discrimination policies. This is welcome news in Lebanon, a country where private beaches and hotels routinely deny entry to migrant domestic workers on the basis of their race:
In a circular – …
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Lebanon: Statement Against Segregation at Private Beaches
September 1st, 2011
Unspeakable Cruelty: Abused Ethiopian Nanny Found at Gaddafi Compound
August 30th, 2011
A horrific story was uncovered today when an Ethiopian woman, a former “servant” of the Qaddafi family, was found in the Qaddafi compound, totally brutalized and burned. Shweyga Mullah was working for Hannibal, Qaddafi’s son, and his wife, Aline. Aline Skaf is a Lebanese actress b...
22 Filipino Workers Repatriated from Bahrain
August 29th, 2011
Bahrain Workers Working conditions
The Philippines’ Embassy in Manama repatriated 22 of Filipino nationals on 27 August, most of whom were undocumented workers. This is the second major repatriation project undertaken by the Philippines in 2011, the first being in January. The workers were stranded and jobless after having left...
What Does Slavery Look Like in Lebanon?
August 24th, 2011
Abusive employers General Lebanon Slavery Sponsorship Working conditions
This week, a BCC News article by Hannah McNeish was published and shared all over blogs and portals in the MiddleEast. It was highly disseminated and created a huge buzz in the region. It spoke of an issue tackled more and more with time, but almost unexceptionally on the surface only: “maid slave...
Kuwaiti Officer Kills Four Indians
August 23rd, 2011
At the very first day of Ramadan (August the first) a horrific crime took place in three different areas in Kuwait (Saad alabdullah, Kabd, and the desert part of Jahra) when a Kuwaiti officer used his shotgun to kill four Indian men, while one Ethiopian woman was able to escape death, as reported by...
How do you build servitude?
August 22nd, 2011
Lebanon Racism Recruitment Agencies Slavery
Here, is a tough article by Lebanese newspaper, Al-Akhbar, on the House Keepers’ Training Academy. The article is very well written because it depicts the whole mentality behind the “owners” of this business by just stating facts and statements that they said. Read the full article...
Poem
August 21st, 2011
A touching poem by an Ethiopian migrant domestic worker living in Beirut for the past 8 years. It mirrors a lot. Linked from here. On refuge, I thought that there was really going to be a change in my life. I didn’t know it’s grave like you die. I was thinking also about dollars. To grat...
Deaths, suicides and more clorox incidents
August 19th, 2011
The situaiton in Kuwait the past two weeks has been chaotic and ugly. The Arab Times reports here on a 39-year old Indian worker who has died. Her body was found in her sponsor’s house after -it is presumed- that she committed suicide. A case was filed- let us hope it is a little more hopeful ...
Family of Maid Doubts Saudi Suicide Finding
August 11th, 2011
Abusive employers Saudi Arabia Suicide
Ernawati, an Indonesian worker died in Saudi Arabia. She was presumed to have commited suicide. Her family dares to disagree. They urged local authorities to perform a second autopsy on her body. They believe her death might be a direct cause of abuse and beating by her employer. These kinds of situ...
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