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How to Aid Migrant Domestic Workers Left Vulnerable by the War
The aggressions on Lebanese soil have left nothing unscathed, including the countless migrant domestic workers now stranded and vulnerable. As they face mounting challenges with little support, here’s how you can help provide crucial aid.
Initiatives working on the ground:
Voices of the Unseen is a grassroots emergency response coalition made up of community-led teams with extensive experience in emergency response. They have launched an emergency response campaign to directly fund critical needs, including supplying medical teams on the front lines, providing food and shelter, and delivering essential supplies to those in need.
Members of this coalition include:
To support their relief operations on the ground, follow this link to donate.
Other organizations you can support:
The following organizations are not providing direct aid to migrant domestic workers left vulnerable by the war in Lebanon. However, these organizations were established in order to help migrant domestic workers fight the Kafala system, so your donations can help them continue their operations.
To donate directly to relief efforts on the ground, please refer to the previously mentioned initiatives.
Anti-Racism Movement
ARM, established by a group of local and migrant activists back in 2012, collaborates with migrant-led collectives to support community organizing, collective action, self-advocacy, and activism against systemic racism and injustice.
To donate, click here.
This Is Lebanon 961
TIL, established by former migrant workers Dipendra Uprety and Priya Subedi back in 2017, advocates for migrant workers in Lebanon. Their efforts focus on ensuring fair wages, safe transfers or repatriation for migrant domestic workers, and exposing abusers through media and legal channels.
To donate, click here.
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