A Teenage Migrant Domestic Worker’s Salary Withheld for 10 Years (Special PERSPECTIVES - Episode 34)

Verba Manent

English - November 10, 2021 07:34 - 19 minutes - 12.4 MB
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A migrant domestic worker who came to Lebanon when she was a teenager faced extreme abuse at the hands of her employers for over 10 years. From having her salary withheld to being cut-off from having contact with the outside world, Sajita Lama is one of many abused domestic workers in Lebanon that was inhumanely treated and is still currently seeking justice for the atrocities committed against her.