Abstract:
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.
