AltCity, MWTF Demand Human Rights for Migrant Workers in Lebanon
AltCity and Migrant Workers' Task Force (MWTF) are holding an event to coincide with International Human Rights Day from December 16 to 22.
“Everyone in Lebanon has human rights. Through photo essays, infographics, and positive social interactions we are working toward justice for migrant workers in Lebanon,” Dima Saber, Co-founder of AltCity, said.
AltCity and MWTF are demanding human rights for the 200,000 migrant workers in Lebanon, who are denied from their inalienable fundamental rights, including freedom of movement, just conditions of work, the right to marry and to found a family, and the right to legal recognition, and freedom from inhuman or degrading treatment.
According to a volunteer with MWTF, May Habib, “the working conditions of migrant workers in Lebanon is a national disgrace.”
She pointed out that “four countries have already banned their nationals from working in Lebanon due to lack of legal protection and chronic human rights abuses.”
AltCity and MWTF organized “Community Day” on December 16 where participants were encouraged to bring a “dish to eat and a friend to join in the efforts exerted to promote migrant workers’ rights.”
The event also included an exhibition of photo stories created by migrant workers plus a series of infographics visualizing migrant workers’ rights and hardships.
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