Escaping modern slavery in Lebanon
This is the story of 'Sarah'.
She's a young woman from Ghana who came to Lebanon just over a year ago and who says she’s been subjected to abuse, sexual assault and hasn’t been paid in months.
With rare access, Sky News has filmed her escape to freedom as she flees the household she’s working in, and tries to find a way back home to Ghana.
Sky News asked the Lebanese Ministry for Labour for an interview. It was not granted.
But in a statement the country’s Labour Ministry said: "We strongly believe in abolishing Kafala."
The statement continued: "While extremely essential, it is a complex process that cannot be achieved tomorrow; however we are following the road map that was set by a committee of NGOs and local and international organisations (ILO, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, Legal Agenda, Caritas, Kafa) to reach this milestone.”
“We are currently finalising the standard unified contract that addresses inequalities, in line with international labour standards. This unified contract is considered a significant progress towards dismantling the Kafala system."
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I don't get how Arabs dare to criticize Israel as a Human rights agressor but never look at themselves when they also do crimes against human rights.
Arabs are the most racist out here They don’t care about human rights They only hate Israel bc of Jews
None can be given credit as the world’s moral compass.
@@AuntyKarenatellsitlikeitis Tell that to Arabs that judge Israel existance but never look at themselves with Kurds, Jews and Christian discrimination, their kafala system and not forget the slaves in building stadiums for Qatar 2022 or Saudi Arabia and allies attacking Yemen. Again they call themselves defenders of the Palestine cause but when they do something wrong they shut up about it.
exactly
This is disgusting because Ghanaian people treat Lebanese like kings in Ghana. They’re all over Ghana mining areas making serious money whereas in their country they treat Ghanaian people like dirt
@• الأســ ☪︎ ــدي • Why hate us.. it’s only those people who are doing this, there’s good in Lebanese it’s just that the government isn’t doing anything (I’m saying this as a Lebanese)
Ghanaians are masochists, they need that.
Please do not judge the lebanese by the acts of some bad people , personally, i respect everyone ....
Huh, don’t remember BLM ever saying a word about this
BLM never supports African people or other races in poor conditions around the world. Their purpose is helping only Black people in *Europe and North America* . . .
King Pins go back to America
I don't remember white people saying a thing about anything either, why should BLM?
Stop antagonist rhetoric @WCrown !
🤦because its not like we dont have our mass problems in our own countries if we cant fix our own countries who are to protect others
I hope the UN does something about this. I have met middle easterners here in the UK for university who have had these kind of workers in their homes. They don't see it as something that is odd. It is normal to them after so many years of it taking place. Not all cultures are equal.
"Normal to them" but they are studying in the civilized world. I only see sickness in that region
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@@luluestefanos8939 yes am now telling my stories after 23 years hoping to educate our Africa youth but if only they will listen
UN is there doing nothing to help our embassy’s are not helping as well
UN doesnt care because they cant blame israel for it
:( as a Lebanese I didn't know people have to go through this living hell
"The Islamic conquest of India is probably the bloodiest story in history. It is a discouraging tale, for its evident moral is that civilization is a precious good, whose delicate complex of order and freedom, culture and peace, can at any moment be overthrown by barbarians invading from without or multiplying within." -Will Durant (1885-1981)
Where are BLM?
Having their hands full dealing with a western racism. There is a lot to do my friend. The walls will fall a brick at a time.
@@morpheus1586 😂
Agenda not needed here!
@@craigusmaximus3675 lol
@@morpheus1586 being brainwashed is no cause for a "lol" my friend
And they got the karma, Lebanon financial crisis and pandemic
As if Lebanon is the only country in the world passing through these hard times .. LOL
@@guy4820 hahah Lebanon are angry Mia khalifa sucking bbc on the internet
America has many dark secrets and they control the world and are colonizers they have issues cause greedy government lebonon is a sell out country that loves isreal
@jan michelle but I don’t like this whole karma thing America deserves the worst karma but there not getting it yet the Americans leaders and some of the ignorant people in America will get there punishment in judgment day Lebanon is just having these economic issues because of unfortunate events.
I hope they can all get back home safe and sound.
wow!! so much is going on around us. will share this video
Please share my stories as well I was there 23 years ago
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Am so happy that us Southern Africans don't go to these crazy satanic place.
Lebanese are living large in Africa!
Shameful really
that's a fact
The Irony !
And we called them Sir! imagine o
Karma comes around
Where is mains streamedia CNN, Euro News, and others who pretend that MLM?
It doesnt have to do anything with trump so they dont talk about it
Half the population in Lebanon are Christians smartass
Sooooo so so sad nobody should be a slaves & thankfully she escaped, wish we could help them out ! It’s sickening
*It's funny how they put all the information for Sky News (Facebook, twittwe, website, Android store app. Apple store app, etc.) but not a single bit of information on the charity so I can go help.*
Or on the main media news.
protesters should go there and protest
u r sick
Protest in your sh*thole Africa not here!
@@guy4820 bro hable heda
Islam has and will always have slavery it's part of Islam fools
Too bad Lebanon is a liberal and Christian/secular state.
Funny how BLM aren’t fighting for these women
Because black Americans are racist against black people from Africa
@@samirbedahoudi963 this isn't remotely true. People love speaking on things they know nothing about.
I’m only 14 but I feel bad for these people imagine if this is u this is fucked up
Kafala is to them as owning slaves. There needs to be a cultural shift
Ralph Haidar totally agree. I love Lebanon and lots of good people. But as the video establishes the issue is inbuilt in the system itself
This made me sick!
We need more human right organization in lebanon. Where are the social workers in Lebanon? No human deserves to be treated as slave.
Now i understand why punishment Of Allaah Came to Lebanese people in 2020. We need kafala system 4 only Lebanase here in Africa that will be equal.
I hope and pray Africa leaders will unite and sanction Lebanon. I am crying watching this. This is pathetic and Tragic. This is horrible. Treatment against humanity. Very bad !!
They can't because they're the ones selling these girls off
@Maria Smith In my country we don't have creatures from Lebanon.
Lebanon has burnt to the ground Good riddance!
right
They just got blown up.
How did she get from Ghana to Lebanon?
He just explained it was sponsorship for work
Revelation 21:8 "But the cowardly, unbelieving, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.”
We need to show and expose all the faces of a slave owner for the history books
Most Lebanese families pay them and treat them with respect (Including mine) Fun fact: I considered my old domestic worker my mom. She raised me but when i became 10 she sadly left to meet her mother on her death bed. I still respect her
how do have i never heard anyone talking about this but i always see people victimizing palestinians who get arrested for throwing rocks at any jew they see?
Yeah need some reparations, compensations, refunds, donations, or and charities
This guy is sky’s best report!
Welcome to the future of Britain. Thanks Labour 👍
*What's the name of the charity? What if I want to volunteer?*
That’s so sad 😞
Ignorance on both sides is the problem. One side is ignorant to that fact that the other is human being, while the other totally does not investigate the country they intend to work for
Seriously??? Is it time for blaming this girl?
Smart move sist an glad they saved u,so they treat some of our sisters when they got u pregnant they will send u back home with the pregnancy so sad,Allah will judge them.
Yahweh will judge them
Troubling.
And this is how India began
This is real slavery, not 5 generations ago slavery where everyone who suffered and everyone who were abused are long dead. Yep, I'd like to pay reparations for those poor slaves, unfortunately, they all died at least 100 years ago so there is nothing I can do!
SOS BLM
Anim**als...
Where is BLM Where are they
I just wonder if the slavery crisis would still exist if Lebanon had stayed a Christian country
No it wouldn't. Or Buddhist, or yazidi, or atheist....... anything but Islamic or communist
Idiot 😂 Lebanon is secular country half of Lebanese are Christians .. besides the bible is pro slavery ... modern Christians are seculars don't practice any teaching of the bible
We're christians in lebanon😂😂🤦♂️
lebanon is a christian country …
@@marshaldaniel1697Lebanon is a mix of Christian and Muslim, imagine being so loud yet wrong.
Smh
God is going to cut down all the proud tall trees of Lebanon and all others alike
This goes far as there filty Discusting false prophet and who he was. God bless this brother 4 reporting this. Pagan arab god worshipers
and they claim to serve God i wonder if they really do
I know where im moving
she met the wrong people, lebanese arent like that, but im not surprised because the economy went through the ground but doesnt make right the fact of abuse of foreigners in the country is acceptable its shameful to see my people acting like that.
It was banned and reintroduced because it was like that and is like that again now. Sadly a lot are like that statistically from the information from charities . Maybe a lot of Lebanese are unaware of what's going on next door or they have normalised it .
Her English is incredible
They speak English in Africa
@@TheHoodVoice2024 No we don’t. Only some former colonies know English this well.
so much for fighting for palestine freedom while slavery exists in Arab
This would never happen in Isreal!! Palestinians and Lebanese are the same Fellow Africans know your real enemies please!!
I guess the 2020 Beirut explosion was karma for this
Let's pull down culsdon xx🏴
هدول اللبنانية و أخلاقهن مو غريب ابدا
لماذا تتكلم العربية في فيديو انكليزي؟
@@Mythic_Wisdom cus its an arabic country
Black life matters.👈👀
It doesn't matter to BLM
Ever been to Chicago?
@@friezasoicy8406 nope, am in Toronto.
Black life matters in your country not here.
Not our problem. We the UNITED KINGDOM HAVE OUR OWN WORRIES. DIFFICULTIES. HOMELESS. NONE OF THIS IS ON OUR OWN NEWS. DO 1
🙃🙂! ✈️
Ahhh the ‘few bad apples’ propaganda
WTF
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