Maids in Lebanon: ‘My employer treats me like a slave’
Lucy’s dream of working in the Middle East turned into a nightmare of abuse. She’s not the only one. …
Hundreds of foreign domestic maids were dumped outside their embassies last summer in Lebanon after the families they worked for could no longer afford their wages.
The horrific scenes were a symptom of the country’s economic meltdown but also Lebanon’s use of foreign workers – a system which human rights groups say amounts to “modern-day slavery”.
The BBC’s Martin Patience has been speaking to domestic maids about their experiences and looking into whether their situation has changed.
Producers: Nour Matraji, Umaru Fofana and Rachael Thorn
Filmed by: Daniel Banguru, Lee Durant and Rachael Thorn
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