#kafalasystem — Public Fediverse posts
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Hintergrund | DW: Kafala-System im Libanon: Moderne Sklaverei
Im Libanon arbeiten zehntausende migrantische Hausangestellte unter dem Kafala-System ohne wirksamen Schutz. Menschenrechtsorganisationen sprechen von moderner Sklaverei.Sharon ist 21, als sie am 24. April 2024 aus Kamerun im Libanon landet. Sie hat ein Ziel: arbeiten, Geld verdienen, ihre Familie unterstützen. Eine Vermittlungsagentur hatte alles arrangiert. Doch in einem Video sagt sie später nur diesen Satz, der alles zusammenzieht: "Ich arbeitete in einer toxischen Familie." Kein Lohn, kein verlässlicher Vertrag, kein Schutz - und immer das Gefühl, dass ihr niemand helfen kann... (weiter)
#Hintergrund #Kafala #Kafala-System #Moderne-Sklaverei #Hausangestellte #LIbanon #DW #2025-12-26 @dach
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The #KafalaSystem for #DomesticSlavery was introduced to the #UnitedKingdom in 2012 [1].
"Interviewees described ... criminal abuses including #ForcedLabour; verbal, physical, and psychological abuse; and confinement ... employers locking them in the house and giving them only leftover food." Plus "excessive working hours, denial of time off, low salaries, and late or non-payment of salaries ... well below the UK minimum wage." [2]
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kafala_system#United_Kingdom
[2] https://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/reports/uk0314_ForUpload.pdf
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‘Modern-day slavery’ ends? Saudi Arabia scraps Kafala system for migrant workers https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/world/saudi-arabia-kafala-system-migrant-workers-sponsorship-tbodh5hh?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #SaudiArabia #KafalaSystem #MigrantWorkers #LabourReform #HumanRights
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‘Modern-day slavery’ ends? Saudi Arabia scraps Kafala system for migrant workers https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/world/saudi-arabia-kafala-system-migrant-workers-sponsorship-tbodh5hh?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #SaudiArabia #KafalaSystem #MigrantWorkers #LabourReform #HumanRights
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‘Modern-day slavery’ ends? Saudi Arabia scraps Kafala system for migrant workers https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/world/saudi-arabia-kafala-system-migrant-workers-sponsorship-tbodh5hh?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #SaudiArabia #KafalaSystem #MigrantWorkers #LabourReform #HumanRights
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#MiddleEastEye
#KafalaSystem in #Lebanon: "Modern-day slavery"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CuhE00lqsr8#racism #domesticworkers #labourlaws #labourexploitation #humantrafficking
It has to stop!
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@elicitizen John Oliver is right. As so often. Not only on #corruption and #foreignworkers.
Imho, international football died when tournaments were awarded to #Russia and #Qatar. Some fans and #FIFA just don't realise yet. Because a world where everything is for sale will inevitably collapse#FIFA22 #Putin #WorldCup22 #Dohar #WM22 #Worldcup #KafalaSystem #Infantilisation #HumanRights #Qatar22 #WMderSchande #BinSalman