MoL requests the removal of adverts for recruiting domestic workers which is a practice of human trafficking

Minister of Labor, Sejaan Azzi, issued yesterday a statement in which he requests all employment offices to remove all forms of advertisement regarding the recruitment of migrant women domestic workers and which violate human dignity especially since some these employment offices advertise their work through the media and through public posts and use inappropriate language such as “we secure servants”… “the cost of bringing in a servant”…”cost may be paid in installments”, “24 hour servant”, and “servants upon requests”. Azzi considered that such forms of advertising violate local laws and international ILO conventions.  He confirmed that should employment offices fail to remove their advertisement, the Ministry will consider these behavior as a form of trafficking and the employment offices will be liable to legal pursuits.

(Source: Annahar and Assafir 12 November 2014)