Cases of Kafala Abuse in Lebanon
Michel likes to expose his private parts to his domestic workers. He likes Filipinos "because they are clean". He tried to persuade Jill to be his mistress.
Raymond and Najwa Tauk tortured their teenage domestic worker, denied her medical treatment, and sent her home to die.
Nader Sarkis, heir of Dolce Farfalla fashion, brutally beat his Filipino domestic worker up. She made a video asking for help and This Is Lebanon facilitated her release.
The Davoyans, diamond dealers based in Lebanon and Belgium, owe their two housemaids over $40,000. They refuse to pay them and send them home.
Constance found out in Lebanon that she was pregnant. She wanted to go home and have the baby. Saliba Agency forced her to have an abortion and sent her to work.
When we asked Anna Khoury to pay Gamane her 7 months unpaid salary, she took her to Savera Agency who sold her and refused to give us her new employer's number.