The Kafāla System: Gender and Migration in Contemporary Lebanon

With an estimated 250,000 migrant domestic workers (MDW), migrant women perform household chores normally assigned to Lebanese women in their own households. Since labor laws do not apply to MDWs, MDW from the Global South in particular are affected by exploitative regulations under the Kafāla syste...

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Published in:	Middle East - Topics & Arguments
Main Authors:	Dermitzaki, Dimitra, Riewendt, Sylvia
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Philipps-Universität Marburg 2020
Subjects:	Kafala slavery Lebanon Gender Labour Law Migration
Online Access:	Online Access
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