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International Domestic Workers Federation
IDWF e-Newsletter #39
DOMESTIC WORKERS AT THE FRONT-LINES
“WE WANT TO GO HOME”
Migrant Domestic workers’ voices
echo in Lebanon.
"WE WANT TO GO HOME"
Lebanon, 3 weeks after the explosion, migrant domestic workers are still trapped there. The IDWF is partnering with the Anti-Racism Movement (ARM) to provide support such as but not limited to shelters, food, medicine and eventually plan to cover costs for air tickets.

Roula Seghaier, IDWF Strategic Program Officer appeared on Al Jazeera English | The Stream along with the @Anti-Racism Movement and @Egna Legna Besidet, to speak of the situation of Migrant Domestic Workers stranded in Lebanon.

#CareForThoseWhoCareForYou
#EvacuateNow
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A group of Kenyan domestic workers
A group of Kenyan domestic workers requesting to be repatriated spend the night outside the Kenyan embassy in Beirut, Lebanon.
IN THE SPOTLIGHT!

Sandigan Kuwait
Domestic Workers Association
The first-ever IDWF affiliate
in the MENA region
SKDWA
Formed in 2018, the Sandigan Kuwait Domestic Workers Association (SKDWA) has 395 members. Its vision is by the Year 2023, SKDWA will be recognized as an effective and efficient organization that operates locally and internationally; develop and provide quality assistance and services for the welfare and rights of domestic workers.

In August 2020, it has successfully affiliated to the IDWF after satisfying all requirements.

Click
here to learn more about our affiliate.
5 Action Points to protect migrant domestic workers under the COVID-19:
Our Policy Brief Recommendations for Domestic Workers under COVID-19
Are you incorporating these recommendations into your work?

IDWF Policy Brief Recommendations


Domestic Workers with Migration Status
  1. Grant automatic amnesty and visa extensions to MDWs whose documentation has expired and facilitate their acquisition of new paperwork.
  2. Collaborate with embassies to support MDWs looking to return to their countries of origin, facilitate their travels, and exempt them from paying any pending fees associated to their documentation status.
  3. Make available safe shelters with proper quarantine measures, food, protective gears, and medical equipment for MDW swaiting to return to their countries of origin.
  4. Facilitate travel and provide legal and financial exceptions for DWs to cross national borders, during their closure,so they can reach their countries of destination and deliver essential work.
  5. Guarantee the safety of irregular MDWs from deportation and arrest after the crisis is alleviated.
Yes! I want to support domestic workers!
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