OUR CASES

Cases of Kafala Abuse in Lebanon


Isatu recounts a litany of abuses: slapped, kicked and bashed over the head with a bottle by Maher Zoueini and without salary for her three months of work. Unsurprisingly, the agency and police failed to help her.

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Loubna Jaafar owes Shukurat $2047 in unpaid salary. She was recorded saying "They are slaves...In the Jaafar family, if she did something we’d kill her."

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The Bardawils, owners of 5index, kept Jennifer as a slave for 10 months. They sent her home under pressure from TIL and provided no evidence of ever paying her.

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Rispa had finished her contract but her employers were refusing to let her leave. One call from TIL changed that.

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Selina hadn't been paid for 1.5 years when she contacted TIL. We negotiated payment by her employer and bought her ticket home.

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Nisrine Zawahra has held Hannah in slavery with no contact with her family and limited food all while being overworked until 1:30 in the morning on many days.

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