‘End neo-slavery’: Lebanon’s ‘kafala’ system and the migrant maids abandoned on streets

For several weeks, dozens domestic workers in Lebanon, who are predominantly from Ethiopia, have been abandoned by their employers in front of the Ethiopian consulate, a result of a financial crisis and, according to activists, the controversial “kafala” employment system some liken to modern-day slavery.

English | June 25, 2020

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