The New Slavery: A Real Look at Lebanon’s Domestic Workers

June 4, 2008 · Leave a Comment

Audio Documentary

Millions of migrant workers worldwide live and work in conditions of enslavement. Currently there are over 200 million migrant workers worldwide – and roughly half of them women. Unemployment and household poverty, which have significantly affected developing countries, pressured these women to find jobs abroad. Join us today, as FSRN’s Simba Russeau brings us The New Slavery: The Plight of Lebanon’s Domestic Workers.

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