Article 5WDMS Could a court case in Lebanon shift attitudes toward migrant domestic workers?

Could a court case in Lebanon shift attitudes toward migrant domestic workers?

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Shirin Jaafari
from The World: Latest Stories on (#5WDMS)
Story ImageIn a rare case, an Ethiopian domestic worker in Lebanon is taking her former employer and the agency that hired her to court over accusations of slavery and slave trading. The woman, identified as M.H., alleges that she was underpaid, locked up and assaulted over several years. Activists are hoping it will help change the worker sponsorship program in Lebanon.
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