Lebanese agencies trafficking migrant domestic workers into Syria
By Meris Lutz BEIRUT: Dozens of migrant domestic workers are being trafficked over the Lebanese border into Syria every month, despite the war raging there and official bans by Syria and several major source countries against bringing in new labor, officials from the Indonesian and Philippine embassies said Friday. The officials’ comments were made during a meeting with experts from the International Labor Organization, who agreed that the trafficking of women into Syria, often by force or deception, is an extreme example of what can happen when labor recruitment agencies are not held accountable. The global recruitment network that brings…
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