Document #2033113

IPS – Inter Press Service - News Agency

Lebanese Financial Crisis Validates Importance of Abolishing ‘Kafala’

http://www.ipsnews.net/2020/07/lebanese-financial-crisis-validates-importance-abolishing-kafala/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lebanese-financial-crisis-validates-importance-abolishing-kafala

ecoi.net summary:
Article on situation of migrant domestic workers and "kafala"-system that ties them legally and economically to their employer
Country:
Lebanon
Source:
IPS – Inter Press Service - News Agency
Original link:
http://www.ipsnews.net/2020/07/lebanese-financial-crisis-validates-importance-abolishing-kafala/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lebanese-financial-crisis-validates-importance-abolishing-kafala
Document type:
Media Report
Language:
English
Published:
10 July 2020
Document ID:
2033113

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