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March 22, 2014

The Daily Star - Labor minister, delegation discuss domestic workers, March 22, 2014


Labor Minister Sejaan Azzi discussed Friday the issue of female domestic migrant workers and means to facilitate their work in the country with a consular delegation made up of 10 African countries.

The delegation included representatives from Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameron, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar, Senegal, Chad and Togo. Participants at the meeting discussed an effective means to further organize the entrance and residency of domestic workers coming from African countries to Lebanon. The delegation requested that protocols be set to outline the responsibilities of the Lebanese government and countries of origin. Azzi promised to follow up on this issue.

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