Domestic workers in Lebanon camping outside embassy
“Miriam Karmali, Freedom United” [email protected]
| January 23, 2022 News Digest |
| Domestic slavery Kenyan migrant domestic workers stranded in Lebanon Over the past few weeks a group of Kenyan migrant domestic workers in Lebanon have been camping outside their country’s embassy requesting support to return home. Many migrant domestic workers are stranded in Lebanon unable to pay for travel due to their wages and, in some cases, their passports being withheld and retained by employers and recruitment agencies. Read more… |
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Undocumented migrants & survivors at greater risk of COVID-19
A new report published this week exposes how punitive immigration policies in the U.K. have put undocumented migrants, including trafficking survivors, at greater risk of contracting COVID-19. Policies preventing migrants from working are pushing some into destitution, affecting their ability to access healthcare services.
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