Monday, March 26, 2012

Abusing Domestic Workers

In Lebanon, there has been a problem of employers abusing their domestic workers. In one video, a woman is being beaten and forced into a car. Police arrive at the scene and transport her to a psychiatric hospitable for treatment. The men who beat her received no punishment. Soon after, the woman commits suicide. The government made no investigations until the act became a media circus. Once that occurred, the government looked around. Also, of the arrests made on beatings, denying food, and locking them in, very few had suitable punishments, or any punishment at all. Some countries have resorted to refusing their citizens to visit Lebanon. This is outrageous. I actually never heard about anything like this, until I found out myself. The situation for workers needs to change, and the government needs a lot of encouragement to change their ways. We shouldn't go to war over this, that's ridiculous, but we must do something! The people need help, and ti's not just then. This blog was started to spread the word. Hopefully, it is spreading.

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