After reading so many articles in English about the death of migrant domestic workers in Lebanon, I started wondering who are we raising awareness of? The international community or the Lebanese population? Do housewives or General Security officers read The Daily Star and the Guardian and the LA Ti…
Archive for the ‘Suicide’ Category
Thoughts on Media Coverage of Migrant Workers Deaths in Lebanon
November 11th, 2009
Housemaids Lebanon News Suicide
Kuwait: 8 Suicide or Suicide Attempts by Migrant Workers in 2 Weeks
November 11th, 2009
The Kuwaiti daily Al-Qabas reported today about a case of a Nepalese housemaid who tried to kill herself by jumping off the roof of her employer’s house on the first floor in Mahboula, a suburb of Kuwait City. The emergency crews that arrived at the scene yesterday morning found the maid with ...
The Daily Star highlights the plight of domestic workers in Lebanon
November 9th, 2009
The following report appeared today in The Daily Star: Alarming trend of domestic worker deaths persists By Josie Ensor BEIRUT: At least six domestic migrant workers are believed to have committed suicide in the past month in Lebanon. But rather than being anomalies, their deaths are the most recen...
Two More Suicide Attempts by Maids in Kuwait
November 9th, 2009
Over the past 24 hours, there have been two reported cases of maids who attempted to commit suicide in their employer’s home in Kuwait. In the first case, a Nepalese maid jumped from the roof of her employer’s house on the second floor in the small town of Kairouan, in Al-Asimah Governor...
Ethiopian Maid Attempts Suicide in Kuwait
November 7th, 2009
The Kuwaiti paper al-Qabas reported earlier this week about a case of an Ethiopian maid who attempted suicide in the house of her employer in the Ar-Rumaithiya area in Kuwait. Authorities found the maid soaked in blood, with a deep cut in her body. She was rushed to Mubarak Al-Kabeer Hospital and a...
Kuwait: Two Asian Maids Commit Suicide in One Week
November 6th, 2009
The Kuwaiti paper Al-Qabas reported about two cases of maids committing suicide in the Emirate last week. The first case, which was reported on October 27, occurred in the Al-Hawali Governorate, where an Indonesian maid threw herself off the fifth floor. In the second case, which was reported on Oct...
Lebanon: Four Ethiopian Maids Commit Suicide in 12 Days
November 2nd, 2009
In just 12 days during October, there have four reported cases of Ethiopian maids who ended their lives in Lebanon: Tezeta Yalmiya (26) jumped from a third-floor balcony in Abra on October 28; 30-year-old Saneet Miriam fell to her death from a balcony in Mestita on October 24; Matente Kebede Zeditu ...
Lebanon: Ethiopian Maid Commits Suicide
October 23rd, 2009
Housemaids Lebanon News Suicide
Al-Akhbar reported today that an Ethiopian maid, Matene Kebede Zeditu (born 1983), was found hanging from an olive tree in Haris, southern Lebanon. An investigation has taken place, but it is yet to arrive to any conclusions. Fingerprints and photographs were taken at the scene of the suicide. The i...
Syria: Ethiopian Maid Commits Suicide
October 2nd, 2009
Syrian media recently reported that an Ethiopian maid was found dead in the city of Jableh. She hung herself with a towel from a balcony. There was no proper investigation into this case. The employer was not questioned by the police to ensure that his treatment of the maid didn’t trigger her ...
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