Category: Migrant Rights

Call for Action Meeting – Lila friends

Call for Action Meeting – Lila friends

February 6, 2012 | Comments (0)

Dear Friends, a call for action to Lila. Lila, a mother of two from Nepal found dead in Beirut, as you may have already read in Guardian. This Tuesday , we are meeting in Nasawiya at 8 pm to join forces and plan action against this frightful crime. Kindly share this event to spread the [...]

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Tripoli Activities: A Talk on Racism

Tripoli Activities: A Talk on Racism

November 29, 2011 | Comments (0)

Saturday, December 3 | 5pm | Tripoli | FB Event This Saturday, we’re heading back up to Tripoli where the North Nasawiyas will be having a discussion on racism in Lebanon. Join us to share your thoughts about why racism is so normalized in Lebanon, how and where it happens and in what forms, and what can we do [...]

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KAFA launches domestic workers rights campaign

September 14, 2011 | Comments (0)

In a country where little, if ever, is being said about the constantly escalating death rate of migrant workers, Kudos to Kafa and to the few who speak up. BEIRUT: The nongovernmental organization KAFA: Enough Violence and Exploitation has launched a media campaign to raise awareness of the often dangerous conditions which foreign domestic workers [...]

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The Lebanese Madame/Mister Training Academy

July 19, 2011 | Comments (0)

The Lebanese Madame/Mister Training Academy is pleased to invite you to sign up for our first session of classes! The Lebanese Madame/Mister Training Academy seeks to teach Madames and Misters how to treat a domestic worker who comes to live in their home with respect and dignity. It is the first course of its kind [...]

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Welcome to Lebanon “Shopping Paradise”

June 29, 2011 | Comments (1)

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Welcome to Lebanon “Sea & Sun”

June 29, 2011 | Comments (0)

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Welcome to Lebanon “Making Memories”

June 29, 2011 | Comments (0)

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Urgent: Looking for Teachers for Language Classes

Urgent: Looking for Teachers for Language Classes

June 13, 2011 | Comments (0)

MWTF is looking for more volunteer teachers for its free weekly Sunday language classes to migrant and domestic workers. Every Sunday, languages classes in Arabic, English and French are held from 12 to 2 pm at Zico House in Sanayeh, Beirut. These classes are very informal and are not in your typical classroom setting. The [...]

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Nigerian woman

June 3, 2011 | Comments (1)

A Nigerian Worker in Dawra speaks out on conditions for migrant workers in Lebanon, sexual harassment and discrimination for International Workers’ Day 2011.

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Testimony from an Indian in Lebanon

June 2, 2011 | Comments (0)

I received this email today. No words gives it enough introduction. Hello. After I suffered a racial discrimination; I am Indian (so Not Black). I want to share my story I am a technical Manager from India, working in Dubai came to Beirut at end of 2008 for a 2 day meeting but ended staying [...]

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