Foreign workers are excluded from Lebanon’s Labor Law protections and must obtain permission from their employer if they want to change jobs or exit the country. Up to 90% of employers confiscate the passport of their migrant employees, with the acquiescence of the local authorities and against international law. Workers who leave their employment without “permission” lose their legal residency and can be fined, imprisoned, and deported.
COVID-19 Conversations: Women migrant workers in Lebanon abused and abandoned by the Kafala system
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English | August 14, 2020
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