OUR CASES

Cases of Kafala Abuse in Lebanon


The Farhats chose to accuse their worker of theft to avoid paying her salary. Unfortunately for them, she had proof that the thief was one of their children.


Hicham and Enaam said they "considered Faith as part of the family." Perhaps that is why they felt they didn't have to pay her.


Emelia describes horrible conditions working for Dania Bitar. However, the worst part was she had not been paid. When we contacted Dania, she immediately sent Emelia to the Consulate, but has still refused to pay.


It took some time for Charity to trust us with the contact information for her employers. Eventually, we began negotiations with her employers in September, 2020. She flew back to Ghana in October with her full salary.


Joyce ran to the police station for help and protested to them that she was owed 7 months salary. The police threw her in a cell and she spent 5 months 10 days in detention.


On the surface, Richard Khoury and Rana Germanos appear to be outstanding citizens as co-owners of the prominent George Shop hair salon. Few outside their immediate family know about the ten years of horrendous treatment they've subjected their domestic worker to.

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