Estimated at over 176,500, migrant workers in Lebanon face abuse and various risks under the exploitative, ...

La Chambre des représentants a adopté à l’unanimité, lundi, le projet de loi N°5.171.22 modifiant l’article 19 de la loi N°15.01 relative à la kafala des enfants abandonnés. Ce texte vise à renforcer ...

Exploitation and abuse were heightened, with 70 percent of migrants being women and the kafala system exacerbated (existing) vulnerabilities.” Lebanese authorities were widely criticized for ...

Many African and Asian countries have banned the recruitment of domestic workers for countries in the Middle East who subscribe to the “kafala” system. Under the system, foreign maids are ...

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On December 11, the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (Fifa) announced Saudi Arabia as the host of the 2034 Fifa Men’s World Cup. In its bid evaluation document, Fifa ...

Enticed by promises of stable jobs and decent pay, they enter Lebanon via recruitment agencies under a sponsorship-based labor system known as Kafala — only to find themselves often trapped with ...

Cette charte est pleine de bonnes intentions selon les observateurs, mais elle ne remet pas du tout en cause ce que l'on appelle la "kafala". Ce système enchaîne les ouvriers à leurs employeurs ...

C’est cet enfer vécu par un travailleur immigré pris dans l’engrenage de la « kafala », ce système de parrainage oppressif qui a toujours cours en Arabie saoudite et dans les pays du ...

Les lois des pays musulmans interdisent l’adoption au sens français du terme. Le recueil légal de droit musulman, dit "kafala" pour les pays du Maghreb, ne peut être assimilé tout au plus qu’à une ...

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