Workers Day 2019: More Decency

Although most migrant domestic workers who are in ‘illegal’ status do not have any papers, some do work out a deal with a Lebanese sponsor, who they work part-time for or who accepts to sponsor them (and thus, extend their right to work in Lebanon since it has to be linked to a Lebanese sponsor). This means that this MDW pays for all yearly costs relating to her residency permit, work permit, sponsorship fees, notary fees, insurance, passport renewal and perhaps sponsor’s fees in case he asks for money- and they usually do. This total amount translates to a few hundred dollars each month just for paperwork that this freelance worker needs to raise on her own.