Migrants at Work: Perceptions of Domestic Women & Coping with Racism in Lebanon

This project takes an activist approach to the mistreatment of domestic workers who migrate into Lebanon from other countries with a focus on the women moving from Ethiopia, Sri Lanka, and the Philippines. It discusses the xenophobic tendencies of the Lebanese government and its people and how this impacts the import and export of human labor, and why migrant women come to Lebanon to work as domestic workers, and why they stay after hearing “horror stories” of rampant abuse. Suggestions of reform and further study are analyzed by looking at the activity of Lebanon-based NGOs and the effects of news media versus social media groups run by NGOs and the fight for progress fueled by community members.

Author

• Abdallah, Serena

• Middle East
• Labor
• Migrants
• Lebanon
• Gender
• Human rights

Identifier

hdl:1920/9708

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:MARS:1920/9708