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Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Report launch on Migrant Rights in Lebanon


The Institute for Women’s Studies in the Arab World, LAU

The Institute for Migration Studies, LAU and KAFA (Enough) Violence and Exploitation,

cordially invite you to the launching of two studies titled:


1) Trafficking of Migrant Domestic Workers in Lebanon: A Legal Analysis By Kathleen Hamill, Lawyer and Activist

2) An Exploratory Study of Psychoanalytic and Social Factors in the Abuse of Migrant Domestic Workers by Female Employers in Lebanon By Ray Jureidini, Professor, LAU

These reports are part of the “Multimedia Virtual Space for Human Rights” project, funded by the European Union and implemented by COSV, KAFA, CLDH and PPM.

Program
- Institute for Women’s Studies in the Arab World, Lebanese American University, Dr. Dima Dabbous-Sensenig, Director

- KAFA (enough) Violence & Exploitation, Ms. Ghada Jabbour, Head of the Exploitation & Trafficking in Women Unit

- Presentation of the two studies

Place: The Lebanese American University (LAU) Beirut, Business Building-BB 903

Date: Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Time: 3:30 p.m.


For more information call the Institute for Women's Studies in the Arab World 01 78 64 56 ext. 1275 or KAFA (enough) Violence & Exploitation 01 39 22 20-1
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Thursday, February 24, 2011

Report: A Child Protection Assessment: Migrant Workers and their children in Lebanon

Terre des hommes Foundation Lausanne (TdhL) and Insan Association carried out the following needs assessment of migrant domestic workers and their children in various locations throughout Beirut, Lebanon, between August 2009 and October 2009. The research also focused on establishing and locating children of migrant workers and their family unit. Click here for more information about research.


Research Team:

Kristen Hope: Primary Researcher/Author

Simba Shani Kamaria Russeau: Primary Researcher/Author

Hassan Bahani: Research Manager/Author

Lala Arabian: Research Manager/Editor

Charles Nasrallah: Editor

Jason Squire: Author/Editor

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