'This year alone, there have been at least four high profile cases where women lost their lives after living in what can only be described as a form of slavery.' Opinion | Nadine Sayegh
On July 25 a, frankly, disturbing report was released highlighting the true plight and pain of domestic workers in Lebanon, with a particular focus on the Ethiopian community in the country.
First, a very young woman, Tigist Belay, 19, working in Jounieh, a predominantly Christian area, committed suicide after enduring severe abuse from her Lebanese employers, one of whom was a retired Red Cross employee and his wife. Belay's eldest sister tried to contact her upon hearing the news by sending several Whatsapp messages to her sister's employer. The report confirms reading these messages on the device and validating the conversation.
If this is not enough proof that the Kafala system creates horrific conditions there are two more cases that should convince Lebanese society to ditch the system. The undertone of this move is clear – when it comes to labour, Lebanese should be preferred. This has spurred Palestinians into holdingprotests across the country’s twelve camps. They are still protesting the restrictions on the domains they can work .
But this move seems to be directed towards Syrian refugees in an attempt to strong-arm them to return home.
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