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Child adoption requests increase in Egypt after ‘Leh Laa 2’ drama
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Child adoption requests increase in Egypt after ‘Leh Laa 2’ drama

The Ministry of Social Solidarity noted an increase in child Kafala (adoption) requests countrywide after the release of the TV…
Saudi ‘kafala’ labor reforms leave devil in the detail
Middle East

Saudi ‘kafala’ labor reforms leave devil in the detail

The Saudi sponsor system for guest workers has been described as “modern slavery.” Now, new laws promise to end its…
Lebanon’s migrant workers’ plight worsens as crises multiply
Middle East

Lebanon’s migrant workers’ plight worsens as crises multiply

BEIRUT (AP) — Long before the pandemic struck, they lived and worked in conditions that rights groups called exploitative —…
Trapped migrant workers suffer from Lebanon’s dollar crisis, lockdown
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Trapped migrant workers suffer from Lebanon’s dollar crisis, lockdown

BEIRUT (Reuters) — Temitope can’t find work in Lebanon since the Nigerian domestic worker escaped her employer’s house last month.…
Amnesty urges Lebanon to help end domestic worker abuse
Middle East

Amnesty urges Lebanon to help end domestic worker abuse

Amnesty International on Wednesday urged Lebanon to end what it described as an “inherently abusive” migration sponsorship system governing the…
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