Ali Badran and Jinan Doumit withheld nine months of wages from their domestic worker, Aminata, forcing her into unpaid labor during the COVID-19 crisis—an injustice that left her financially devastated even after her return home.
Fekr, an Ethiopian domestic worker in Lebanon, died in January 2021 after 40 months working for her employers, the Sanadikis, who withheld her wages for years and refused to send her home when she fell ill despite her family's pleas. She was buried in Lebanon and is still owed $3,050 in unpaid salary.
THE VIDEOTHE STORYKhadija, 26, Sierra Leonean, was orphaned at an early age. In order to support her children she made the difficult decision to work abroad. Her cousin was a recruiting agent and offered to find her work in Lebanon. She sold everything she owned, including her mobile phone, to raise the money required to […]
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