'End neo-slavery': Lebanon maid abandonment sparks outrage

The live-in employee cannot resign without their permission, or she becomes undocumented. Nothing prohibits an employer from confiscating the worker's passport.

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'End neo-slavery': Lebanon maid abandonment sparks outrage
By NewVision Reporter
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After preparing dozens of rice packages for out-of-work domestic staff, 30-year-old Tirsit breaks down in tears recounting life as a foreign housekeeper in crisis-hit Lebanon.

"The (recruitment) agencies sell

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