Thursday, September 13, 2007

RIGHTS: African Maids Face Abuse in Lebanon

RIGHTS: African Maids Face Abuse in Lebanon: "BEIRUT, Sep 13 (IPS) - Driven by poverty and conflict in their home countries, women from Africa travel to Lebanon only to find themselves hungry, abused, raped and subjected to conditions akin to slavery. Amira is 25 years old. She comes from the Democratic Republic of Congo. 'One time, Madame found dust on the furniture. She told me that the house was dirty like my skin.' For four years Amira has been confined to the apartment of her employers -- only leaving to take out the trash. She came to Lebanon as a domestic worker on a six-year contract due to ongoing conflict in her country. Awakened daily at 5.30 am, she is subjected to 18 hours of back-breaking labour without time off. 'Even the dogs are allowed to go out, but we're stuck,' she says from across the balcony. 'We're like slaves here.'"

1 comment:

La Reyna said...

This is just another systematic devaluation and abuse of Black women around the world. First, the racially motivated violent hate crime in W. Virginia, the everyday crimes and violence against Black women around the world, and the racially/religiously motivated rapes in Sudan, and the abuse of African maids in Lebanon.

When will the abuse end? It has got to end! May God watch over us all.

Stephanie B.

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