A week after her Lebanese employer kicked her out without her luggage, pay or passport, all Ethiopian domestic worker Sofia wants is to go home as Lebanon begins repatriations.
“My madam threw me out. She owes me six-and-a-half months salary,” Sofia said, her hair draped in a red scarf.
Outside the Ethiopian consulate on Monday, Sofia was among dozens of Ethiopian women and Lebanese employers trying to secure seats on Wednesday’s flight.But Lebanese security forces turned them away at the door, telling them to return in nine days and employers that they would have to pay for the flight.
A member of the security forces said the consulate’s shelter was full, at least until the flight out on Wednesday.An estimated 250,000 domestic workers live in Lebanon, the large majority Ethiopian, many in conditions condemned by rights groups. Activists say calls for help have increased in recent weeks, especially as live-in workers have been in lockdown with families.
Ali al-Amine, head of the recruitment agency syndicate, said agencies had received increasing numbers of calls from employers struggling to pay salaries in dollars. They will now join freelance domestic workers struggling to survive without work during the pandemic.
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