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Migrant foreign workers: Violence and unfair treatment in both Lebanon & Kazakhstan
3-7-2019
After a number of Arab workers, including Lebanese workers, were beaten in Kazakhstan by Kazakh colleagues over a picture showing one of them with a local woman (https://bit.ly/2xpr3Mt) , about 126 Lebanese workers with their families returned to Lebanon on a private jet under supervision from the Higher Relief Committee head, Maj. Gen. Mohamad Kheir. The latter clarified that an agreement has been reached between Consolidated Contractors company and the Lebanese workers requiring that the next two weeks be part of a summer retreat to revitalize their energy after what happened. Meanwhile, following a decision by the Government of Ethiopia banning its nationals from travel to Lebanon for work, as per the unsafe and unjust conditions for migrant workers, the Lebanese labor minister, Kamil Abu Sleiman, told Al Markaziya portal that his ministry has drafted and submitted to the cabinet a MoU demanding the resumption of the import of labor force from the African country based on observation of the rights and safety of Ethiopian workers. Abu Sleiman said the decision will become effective after its publishing in the official gazette. The minister also spoke about the sponsorship (Kafala system), stressing that he is currently reviewing a study on the matter in hope of ending the system altogether. (Al Mustaqbal, An Nahar, July 3, 2019)
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