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To the Minister of Labor: We Urge you to End this Mistake
The Ministry of Labor has worked covertly, in coordination with owners of recruitment agencies, on a draft Standard Unified Contract and has excluded from the discussions the domestic workers and the NGOs who have a long experience in this context.
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Statement Of “My Work My Rights” Network On The Standard Unified Contract
Article 7 of the Labor Law, which excludes domestic workers, must be abolished.
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No Ethical Contract Under Kafala
The Ministry of Labor is set to release an amended version of the Standard Unified Contract (SUC) which, in theory, intends to regulate the working relationship between migrant domestic workers and their sponsors (employers). However, the contract is only one piece of the Kafala system and, due to lack of any enforcement mechanism, it is arguably the least important piece.
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End Their Lockdown
We can all do something to stop the devastating impact of kafala on the lives of hundreds of thousands of migrant workers in Lebanon.
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All Rights for All Workers
Workers are workers, regardless of nationality or profession. No worker’s rights should depend on the goodwill or generosity of their individual employer. Our silence in the face of injustice against any worker paves the way for injustice against all workers. This year, we produced a series of short videos about the rights of all workers in Lebanon regardless of nationality, race, or labor sector.
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Domestic Workers Traded And Sold Via Twitter In Arab Countries
Anyone scrolling down the feed of any popular Arab hashtag on Twitter is bound to come across ‘ads’ offering domestic helpers up for “sale” or “relinquishment.”
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Lebanon: Recognize Domestic Workers Union
(Beirut, March 10, 2015) – Lebanese authorities should recognize a union for domestic workers, who are excluded from the protection of the Lebanese labor code, more than 100 nongovernmental organizations said today.
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Migrant Domestic Workers Deaths in Lebanon: More Investigation Needed
In three unrelated incidents, three Migrant Domestic Workers in Lebanon have died or been seriously injured in the last week. The Migrant Domestic Workers Coordination Consortium (MDWCC) and other civil society NGOs demand rigorous and serious investigations into the three cases and in all cases of Migrant Domestic Workers’ death or serious injury.
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Lebanon: Migrant Workers’ Children Expelled
Directive Tearing Families Apart
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To the Minister of Labor: We Urge you to End this Mistake
The Ministry of Labor has worked covertly, in coordination with owners of recruitment agencies, on a draft Standard Unified Contract and has excluded from the discussions the domestic workers and the NGOs who have a long experience in this context.
edit post
Statement Of “My Work My Rights” Network On The Standard Unified Contract
Article 7 of the Labor Law, which excludes domestic workers, must be abolished.
edit post
No Ethical Contract Under Kafala
The Ministry of Labor is set to release an amended version of the Standard Unified Contract (SUC) which, in theory, intends to regulate the working relationship between migrant domestic workers and their sponsors (employers). However, the contract is only one piece of the Kafala system and, due to lack of any enforcement mechanism, it is arguably the least important piece.
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All Rights for All Workers
Workers are workers, regardless of nationality or profession. No worker’s rights should depend on the goodwill or generosity of their individual employer. Our silence in the face of injustice against any worker paves the way for injustice against all workers. This year, we produced a series of short videos about the rights of all workers in Lebanon regardless of nationality, race, or labor sector.
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Migrant Domestic Workers Deaths in Lebanon: More Investigation Needed
In three unrelated incidents, three Migrant Domestic Workers in Lebanon have died or been seriously injured in the last week. The Migrant Domestic Workers Coordination Consortium (MDWCC) and other civil society NGOs demand rigorous and serious investigations into the three cases and in all cases of Migrant Domestic Workers’ death or serious injury.
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Lebanon: Migrant Workers’ Children Expelled
Directive Tearing Families Apart