Cases of Kafala Abuse in Lebanon
Vida’s employer started the conversation by saying, “F&#@ you!” They ended it by paying her full salary.
Rita was in perfect mental health when she went to Lebanon. After 8 months of non-payment she got sick. She ran away to ask for help and got put in prison.
Tigist told her sister, ‘They are going to kill me. I don’t think I’ll make it out of here alive.’ And she was right.
Chris contacted TIL because she hadn't been paid for 6 mths. Her madam said she was withholding her salary "in case she escapes". One call from TIL got her paid .
Glory wrote to us feeling suicidal. She was tricked into going to Lebanon thinking she'd be working in a hotel. She was abused and unpaid. We got her home.
Sheik Haydar Hantouch Jawad, a Lebanese American, abused his domestic worker and owes her $23,000 in unpaid salary. She escaped from his house Oct, 19, 2019.