Miyamat workers in Lebanon

Hundreds of workers were forced to return to their country after many Lebanese families abandoned their services, either because of the economic crisis or as a result of changing their priorities after the war.

According to follow -up sources, domestic workers are no longer residing as before, but the offices have become dependent on the model of workers, as a limited number of offices maintain some workers who work in the hours of hours. The cost of service varies according to the region, as it reaches in the areas far from the capital to $ 10 per hour, while it ranges in Beirut and the surrounding areas between 25 and 35 dollars, according to the size of the house and work requirements.

The international immigration organization figures indicate that Lebanon includes more than 170,000 migrant workers, most of whom are women from Ethiopia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Bangladesh and the Philippines.

In painful testimonies, some workers recounted that their employers fled the bombing and left the workers behind them without handing them their passports or financial dues, while others found themselves homeless homeless after being exposed to the bombing places.