Lydia Nabangala, a Kenyan national, arrived in Lebanon on XXX XXX 2019 to begin a job as a domestic worker. She was employed by the Yassine family, based in Tripoli; she worked for Um Khaled and three sons, Khaled (otherwise known as Abu Khaldoun), Nader and Jawad.

Lydia was subjected to daily physical abuse by Jawad, who lived at home, and his mother. Lydia was made to work on a farm, planting, weeding and digging with her bare hands. She alleges that the family denied her adequate food and didn’t pay her.

She was made to clean two houses; Um Khaled is a co-wife, and Lydia had to clean the other family’s house as well. She often stayed up cleaning until 2:30am.

On XXX XX 2019, she managed to escape, and returned to her employment office. She told them: “I can’t work without money and food, and go on the farm. It’s not my work.”