An interesting project. Check it out.
An ongoing project documenting the lives of
migrant workers mostly in Lebanon. Initially I had focused on their
living spaces due to the fact that many live in small, claustrophobic
rooms while others have to do with make-shift dwellings. Stories of
maids sleeping under dining room tables or on kitchen floors are common.
Faced with abuse and racism by their employees, there are many cases of
suicides by migrant workers, specially live-in maids. A video recorded
by mobile phone was recently broadcasted on a local TV station where an
Ethiopian lady was being beaten and dragged by her hair into a car in
front of the Ethiopian Embassy by a man who owns a migrant worker
agency. The lady committed suicide the day after at the hospital she was
admitted to.
Perfect, just what I was looking for. Thanks for sharing! Hardship Letter
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