Syndicate of MWDW agencies tackles challenges of the sector

The Syndicate of Owners of Recruitment Agencies for Migrant Domestic Workers (MWDW) held its monthly meeting on March 22nd to discuss conditions in the sector and ways to confront challenges. One major challenge is in following up with the labor ministry the various memorandums of understanding signed with embassies of sending countries. Participants in the meeting asked the labor minister, Mohammad Kabbara, to speed up procedures in order to close this file and work seriously in disciplining offices or brokers violating the laws regulating the sector. The Syndicate also appealed to citizens willing to employ migrant domestic workers to make sure the recruiting office is legitimate, certified and member of the Syndicate to safeguard their rights and the rights of MWDWs. On the other hand, Kabbara met with the ambassador of Bangladesh, Abdel Mutalib Sarker, who grieved the difficulties Bengali nationals in Lebanon are facing, calling for cooperation to this end, and announcing that his country has started a training programme for its nationals who wish to work in Lebanon. (L’Orient Le Jour, March 22, 2017)