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May 8, 2020 | English
With the onset of the pandemic since February in Lebanon, domestic workers have experienced a steep deterioration in their livelihoods. Laid off or forced into unpaid labor since the start of the economic crisis, they now face previously unknown challenges with the coronavirus: starvation and homelessness. Since neither the Lebanese government nor their own are looking to assist them, they are under siege at the mercy of a harmful system.
May 4, 2020 | English
Understandably, the crisis that the COVID-19 virus has caused globally has uncovered many other otherwise hidden issues. Lebanon’s Kafala system is one of these issues.
April 30, 2020 | English
Surviving the COVID-19 crisis as a jobless Sierra Leonean domestic worker in Lebanon. They are stuck together after losing their jobs or fleeing abusive employers.
April 25, 2020 | English
BEIRUT: Lebanon’s kafala sponsorship system has increased the risk that employees are subject to extensive violations, including sexual abuse and labor exploitation, Amnesty International has found.
April 23, 2020 | English
The woman was put up for sale at the price of $1,000, with her passport posted online
April 7, 2020 | English
Faustina Tay's body was discovered in a car park under her employers' fourth-storey home in Beirut.
April 2, 2020 | English
Philippine foreign ministry announces Catalla’s death from complications relating to coronavirus infection.
March 28, 2020 | English
Prohibitively high costs for undocumented people leave some migrant workers fearing for their lives.
March 27, 2020 | English
Faustina Tay, 23, was found dead hours after she reported abuse by her employers and expressed desire to go home.
March 7, 2020 | English
Black Muslims are often overlooked in conversations about Islam, and Afro-Arabs are rendered invisible in the discourse of Arab politics and culture.