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Distro - Migrant Workers in Lebanon 

Myriam Boulos 

Migrant workers in Lebanon live in precarious conditions. Under the kafala system, also known as "sponsorship," each of them must have a Lebanese sponsor in order to be allowed to work in the country. Their fate hinges on the ethical compass of the latter, who usually controls their lives. Often, sponsors overwork and underpay migrant workers, isolating them from the outside world, and denying them access to healthcare.

An estimated 176,500 migrants live in Lebanon as of 2025, about 70 per cent of whom are women. 50% are domestic workers, meaning they live with their employees, usually under... 

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LEBANON. Beirut. February 2025. Beatrice, 29, at her home which... 

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LEBANON. Beirut. February 2025. Beatrice, 29, at her home which... 

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LEBANON. Beirut. February 2025. Beatrice at home in Ghobeiry.... 

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LEBANON. Beirut. February 2025. Beatrice at home in Ghobeiry.... 

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LEBANON. Beirut. February 2025. Beatrice, 29, at her home which... 

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LEBANON. Beirut. February 2025. Beatrice at home in Ghobeiry.... 

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LEBANON. Beirut. February 2025. A balcony in Ghobeiry. 

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LEBANON. Beirut. February 2025. On Aisha's balcony in Mar Elias.... 

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LEBANON. Beirut. February 2025. On Ahmet*'s balcony in Mar Elias.... 

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LEBANON. Beirut. February 2025. Martha*, Makdes* and Tigist*... 

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LEBANON. Beirut. February 2025. Ahmet* lives with her 2-year-old... 

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LEBANON. Beirut. February 2025. Ahmet*'s son at home in Mar... 

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LEBANON. Beirut. March 2025. The MSF pharmacy in Bourj Hammoud... 

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LEBANON. Beirut. February 2025. Martha*, 25, in an Ethiopian... 

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LEBANON. Beirut. March 2025. Vanessa Mourtada, MSF psychologist,... 

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LEBANON. Beirut. March 2025. Razan Fakhoury, MSF psychologist,... 

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LEBANON. Beirut. March 2025. Dr Chadia El Kadi during a general... 

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LEBANON. Beirut. March 2025. Rainey, MSF community health educator,... 

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LEBANON. Beirut. March 2025. Sujon, a Bangladeshi migrant, during... 

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LEBANON. Beirut. March 2025. Rainey, MSF community health educator,... 

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LEBANON. Beirut. March 2025. Hanan Hamadi and Makram Jawhari,... 

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LEBANON. Beirut. March 2025. Hanan Hamadi, MSF social worker,... 

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LEBANON. Beirut. March 2025. Hanan Hamadi and Makram Jawhari,... 

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LEBANON. Beirut. March 2025. Nada Bassem, MSF registrar, speaking... 

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LEBANON. Beirut. February 2025. Ahmet* suffers from chronic heart... 

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LEBANON. Beirut. February 2025. Ahmet* suffers from chronic heart... 

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LEBANON. Beirut. February 2025. Ahmet* in her rooftop apartment... 

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LEBANON. Beirut. February 2025. Ahmet* suffers from chronic heart... 

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LEBANON. Beirut. February 2025. Ahmet* and Nasima* at their house... 

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LEBANON. Beirut. February 2025. Martha*, Makdes* and Tigist*... 

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LEBANON. Beirut. February 2025. Makdes*, 22, lives in an Ethiopian... 

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LEBANON. Beirut. February 2025. Tigist*, 30, and her 2-year-old... 

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LEBANON. Beirut. February 2025. Tigist*, 30, and her 2-year-old... 

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LEBANON. Beirut. February 2025. Tigist*, 30, and her 2-year-old... 

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LEBANON. Beirut. February 2025. Tigist*, 30, and her 2-year-old... 

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LEBANON. Beirut. March 2025. Rayana Zaatari and Zahra Nasrallah,... 

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LEBANON. Beirut. March 2025. Rayana Zaatari, MSF nurse, following... 

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LEBANON. Beirut. March 2025. Michelle Saad, MSF midwife, and... 

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LEBANON. Beirut. March 2025. Michelle Saad, MSF midwife, prepares... 

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LEBANON. Beirut. March 2025. The MSF pharmacy in Bourj Hammoud... 

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LEBANON. Beirut. March 2025. Joygom and Sujon, two patients,... 

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LEBANON. Beirut. March 2025. Nada Bassem, MSF registrar, discusses... 

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LEBANON. Beirut. March 2025. Krikor Kabakian, MSF pharmacy dispenser,... 

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LEBANON. Beirut. March 2025. Joygom in a mental health session... 

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LEBANON. Beirut. March 2025. Joygom and Sujon, migrants from... 

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LEBANON. Beirut. March 2025. Joygom and Sujon, migrants from... 

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LEBANON. Beirut. March 2025. Magi, MSF community health educator,... 

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LEBANON. Beirut. March 2025. Magi, MSF community health educator,... 

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LEBANON. Beirut. February 2025. Ahmet* at home in Mar Elias.... 

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LEBANON. Beirut. March 2025. Sujon during a consultation with... 

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LEBANON. Beirut. March 2025. Dr Fatima Assed, MSF general practitioner,... 

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LEBANON. Beirut. March 2025. Kumari, a migrant from Sri Lanka,... 

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Lebanon. Beirut. March 2025. Nada Bassem, MSF registrar, speaking... 

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LEBANON. Beirut. March 2025. Nada Bassem, MSF registrar, speaking... 

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LEBANON. Beirut. March 2025. Kumari, a migrant from Sri Lanka,... 
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