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Migrant workers face abuse in Lebanon - 22 Aug 09
By: aljazeeraenglish
Posted: Aug 24 09
Witnessed: 1138 times
Regions: Lebanon, Middle East and Caucasus
Issues: Labor, Torture, Violence
Tags: abuse, migrant workers
Human rights groups are warning of the terrible conditions faced by migrant workers across the Middle East.
Millions of women from countries such as the Phillippines and Indonesia head abroad to work as maids. But because they have little if any legal protection, many are tortured and abused at the hands of their employers.
In Lebanon, according to Human Rights Watch, one domestic worker a week attempts suicide. Zeina Awad reports from Beirut.
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