Overcoming Threats, #domestic_workers in Lebanon Establish Unprecedented Labor #union
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A historic event in the struggle of male and female workers in Lebanon happened on January 25. The founding conference aimed at establishing a “new” type of union, the domestic workers union, was held. In the past few days, the Ministry of Labor tried to prevent the holding of the conference. It threatened to use the Internal Security Forces to break it up, and called on supporters to back down or face consequences. The ministry announced that it will not grant such a union a license on the grounds that it violates Lebanese laws that deny male and female foreign workers the right to form their own unions, leaving domestic workers without any legal (...)
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