Migrant Domestic Workers Testimonies
تاريخ النشر: ديسمبر, 2017

These are some of the first hand stories, collected by the Anti-Racism Movement and its Migrant Community Centre (MCC) over the past two years.

 

These testimonies highlight the personal experiences and day-to-day violence and discrimination faced by migrant domestic workers in Lebanon. These personal testimonies aim, thus, to showcase how the kafala (sponsorship) system affects and, sometimes dictates, the lives of migrant domestic workers, leaving them with very limited options. The names of individuals in the below stories have been changed to maintain their safety.
This qualitative content has been developed as part of an active collaboration between Lebanon Support and Anti-Racism Movement, and is within the data centre of the Gender Equity Network.

Sara an Ethiopian woman
Sara an Ethiopian woman
My name is Zudi and I’m from Ethiopia
My name is Zudi and I’m from Ethiopia
My name is Camilla and I’m from Togo
My name is Camilla and I’m from Togo
I am a domestic worker in Lebanon from Ghana
I am a domestic worker in Lebanon from Ghana
My name is Sally
My name is Sally
My name is Marlène
My name is Marlène
Two undocumented Ethiopian women were hit by a car
Two undocumented Ethiopian women were hit by a car
My name is Haymanot and I am from Ethiopia
My name is Haymanot and I am from Ethiopia
I am an Ethiopian domestic worker in Lebanon
I am an Ethiopian domestic worker in Lebanon