Labor exploitation Archives - Page 8 of 8

Migration: weighing up the options

29/08/2010 Advocacy, Domestic servitude, Female face of migration, Labor exploitation, Migration, Refugees by Caritas Communications

They cross deserts in Mexico and they take to rough seas in unsafe boats in North Africa. They risk alienation, rejection and poverty far from home to create a better life for themselves and for their families. Many of the world’s migrants do this because there’s no better alternative. “History has shown us that people ...

No domestic bliss for migrants in Lebanon

29/08/2010 Advocacy, Domestic servitude, Female face of migration, Labor exploitation, Lebanon, Middle East & North Africa, Migration by Caritas Communications

Aneesa*, 23, arrived in Lebanon during the 2006 war with Israel. She left her home in the Philippines to become a domestic worker with a family. With battles being fought on the streets of Beirut, Aneesa was very afraid and wanted to go back home after just two weeks. It was too difficult to leave so ...

Women’s Day: Protect domestic workers

27/02/2010 Advocacy, Domestic servitude, Female face of migration, Labor exploitation, Migration by Caritas Communications

The 8th of March marks International Women’s Day which celebrates the achievements of women around the world. But for all the women who achieve success, there are also women who suffer great difficulties in achieving even the basic necessities for a healthy and happy life. In its work, Caritas’ focuses on the effects of migration ...