Cases of Kafala Abuse in Lebanon
Glory's employer, a judge, was refusing to release her at the end of her contract. One text message later and she was on her way home with her full salary.
Farouk Khoder enslaved Salmo for 10 yrs. His lawyer says she was "a member of the family". If so, why didn't Farouk put the lawyer's fee toward her salary?
Bilal Khalil was detained for the death of an Ethiopian worker. He's accused of operating a torture room out of his office. No wonder Isha was scared for her life.
Qassem Bayram sexually abused Cheryl. His wife verbally abused her, underpaid her and falsely accused her of theft.
Unpaid for 14 months, Desta supposedly tied her own noose with horribly injured hands. Another suspicious death called a 'suicide'.
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.