"Migrant workers in Lebanon, overlooked victims in war with Israel", 5 November 2024

The family eventually found shelter at St. Joseph Church, which, since the intense Israeli bombings began on September 23, transformed from a migrant day center into an emergency refuge[...]

“Today, 75 people are living in the church, and we have relocated 30 more to a convent in Bikfaya,” Many of these migrant workers fled under bombardment without any identification. Others were abandoned by employers who left without a word[...]

Lebanon hosts around 160,000 migrant workers, mostly from Asia and Africa, with women making up 65% [...]

These workers fall under the kafala system, which binds them to their employers and leaves them highly vulnerable[...]

They first sought shelter in Bir Hassan, but overcrowded centers reserved for Lebanese displaced families couldn’t accommodate them [...]

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