Migrant Workers' Action
Migrant domestic workers in Lebanon continue to be denied safe and dignified access to sanitation, a fundamental human right. On World Toilet Day 2025, MWA sheds light on how the Kafala system, collapsing infrastructure, and exclusion from national WaSH frameworks leave migrant women facing daily humiliation, restricted bathroom access, and heightened vulnerability during crises. Their testimonies call for urgent reforms to ensure dignity, safety, and equality for all.
Story by a Survivor of the Kafala System: Agnes I had hoped to be a neurosurgeon. Or a computer expert. But life didn't give me a runway to begin with - not even a patch of it. I met somebody online in 2015. He got me pregnant. Then he ghosted. That was my introduction to […]
Migrant domestic workers in Lebanon face a mental health crisis driven by the Kafala system, systemic exclusion, and the compounded emergencies affecting the country. On World Mental Health Day 2025, MWA highlights how restricted access to services, confinement during the war, and decades of racialised and gendered abuse have resulted in widespread trauma that remains largely unacknowledged. Their experiences underscore the urgent need for inclusive, equitable, and migrant-led mental health responses.