“We counted 13 dead and four missing on our own. They are Filipino, Pakistani, Bengali, Bangladeshi, Indian and a Kenyan woman, probably a domestic worker or a diver in a restaurant. But the number of migrant workers killed in the ‘explosion is undoubtedly much higher “, laments Farah Baba, AMR, joined by France 24
NGOs call for the affected migrant workers not to be forgotten
“Migrant workers and refugees are systematically dehumanized and marginalized in Lebanon, in life and in death,” AMR denounced in a statement. The double explosion of the port of Beirut and its shock wave killed at least 181 people and left more than 6,500 injured, according to the latest report. But several NGOs, including the AMR, pointed out the difficulties in identifying immigrant victims, which were not taken into account in the first official reports, “mainly excluding people of non-Lebanese origin”.
English | August 25, 2020
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