The occurring process of withholding domestic workers identification documents, such as their passports, constraints the domestic workers movability and leaves them in a vulnerable situation. In this article by Sarah Wansa, Beirut-based legal researcher, she exposes such situation in Lebanon and a ruling issued by Summary Affairs Judge Jad Maalouf, where it states that an employer is required to return a migrant domestic worker’s passport. To learn more and read the full article, follow the link below.
LEBANON, Case and ruling of Withholding Migrant Domestic Workers Passports
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