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 [...]
A Nigerian Worker in Dawra speaks out on conditions for migrant workers in Lebanon, sexual harassment and discrimination for International Workers’ Day 2011.
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 [...]
Below is an interview M-R conducted with a group of elementary school students from Lebanon who chose to focus on human rights of domestic workers in their class project. For their research, the children interviewed maids about the abuse they suffer and sought to understand the causes of this abuse. The level of understanding of [...]
Georgette, a migrant worker from Benin, speaks out about conditions for migrant workers in Lebanon for International Workers’ Day 2011.
As part of the Migrant Worker Task Force’s efforts for International Workers’ Day 2011, we took to the streets of Beirut and asked migrant workers THEIR opinions and thoughts on working conditions in Beirut as well their demands and hopes for International Workers’ Day 2011. This is Annette, Pulcherie and Sofie, three Cameroonian migrant workers [...]
Nelly, a migrant worker from the Philippines, speaks out about conditions for migrant workers in Lebanon, sexual harassment and discrimination for International Workers’ Day 2011. In Lebanon today there are an estimated 1 million migrant workers, of which between 3 -400,000 are domestic workers. Even though they comprise nearly one-quarter of the Lebanese population, their [...]
Interested in acting or helping out on the set of a video to spread awareness about migrant workers? MWTF is making: “Welcome to Lebanon”- The Video of the Ministry of Tourism SHOULD be showing Migrant Workers. MWTF is planning to make an Alternative Lebanon Tourism Video- whereas the traditional “welcome to Lebanon” video might highlight [...]
As part of the Migrant Worker Task Force’s efforts for International Workers’ Day 2011, we took to the streets of Beirut and asked migrant workers their opinions and thoughts on working conditions in Beirut as well their demands and hopes for International Workers’ Day 2011.This is Priya, a young woman from Nepal and long-time resident [...]
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