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Solidarity with Lensa, abused Ethiopian domestic worker
3-4-2018
At the invitation of ‘This is Lebanon’ facebook page for the Alliance of Migrant Domestic Workers in Lebanon, a number of young protestors staged a sit-in on Thursday in front of the Jdeideh-Matn workspace of the Ethiopian worker, Lensa. To recall, Lensa has attempted to flee her employer’s residence after being regularly beaten, but fell from the second floor and broke her leg. From her bed in the hospital, Lensa recorded a video in her own dialect which went viral on social media about her daily suffering stating that she has been frequently beaten and dragged by the hair. However, due to the kafala system (sponsorship), Lensa has been returned to her abusers’ home and lost contact with her friends. The demonstrators who hoisted posters which read, ‘We are Lensa’ and ‘Stop the kafala system’, condemned the psychological and physical violations against MWDWs and the kafala system which binds them to their employers. Activist Hanadi Nasser read a statement which demanded an end to the sponsorship system and appealed to Mount Lebanon Public Prosecutor to expand his investigation into the case away from the pressures of the sponsor. (Al Akhbar, March 30, 2018)
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