Labor in Lebanon…

I loved teaching English every week-end in Beirut to Sudanese migrant workers and refugees, while teaching at the American University of Beirut. Learning about the abuses of migrant laborers in Lebanon made me passionate about the issue, so I was pleased to see Lebanon referenced in the new Museum of Slavery in Doha when I visited it earlier this year. While raising awareness about mental illness in Beirut, my fellow advocates and I stressed the importance of addressing the frequent suicides of domestic workers from Africa (mostly from Ethiopia) and Southeast Asia. So I was delighted to read today about a new initiative in Lebanon that brings together domestic workers and employers to help cut back on abuse and create more healthy and just conditions for migrant workers in Lebanon.