Cases of Kafala Abuse in Lebanon
Blessing has been enslaved by the Ghalayinis since August 2019. She’s sick with tuberculosis, and she hasn’t received one Lira in payment.
Liliane Elia withheld 9 months salary from Merly Dimot and when Merly ran away she accused her of stealing gold, money and clothes.
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.