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 |
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Format: | Journal Article |
Language: | English |
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Philipps-Universität Marburg
2020
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