Employment offices untruthful in calculating costs of bringing in migrant women domestic workers

L'Orient le Jour noted in an article published today that, in spite of the recent control efforts carried out by the Minister of Labor, Sijaan Azzi, the bringing in of migrant domestic workers to Lebanon, by employment offices continue to be subject of gross violations especially in relation to setting costs.  According to the newspaper, the overall costs covered by future employers include price of the air ticket, admin expenses in source countries, and honorarium for the employment offices.  L'OlJ ascertains that the calculation of the overall costs largely varies in range and is a factor of these aforementioned costs, noting that employment offices tend to manipulate bills and receipts.
The newspaper further stated that the salary of migrant women domestic workers depend on their nationality and may vary between USD 180 and USD 250 and will normally include the cost of the work permit, health insurance, lab tests, etc..., and may all add up to USD 500 – 600, which is more than the current minimum wage of USD 450 in Lebanon.  
(Source: L’Orient le Jour 14 November 2014)