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Free of charge or low cost repatriation of migrant domestic workers
29-5-2020
An Nahar today revealed indications of an imminent solution to the developing crisis regarding the repatriation of migrant domestic workers, specifically Ethiopian nationals, wishing to return to their countries in the wake of the Corona pandemic (https://lkdg.org/node/19321). Recalling, that the evacuation process was disrupted by the charge inflicted on employers who were forced by Ethiopian authorities to pay the cost of the 14-day quarantine at selected hotels at no less than USD 600, on the one hand, in addition to the airline ticket, on the other. According to head of the Syndicate of Owners of Recruitment Agencies in Lebanon, Ali Amin, an Ethiopian Airline officer is expected to visit Lebanon this Saturday to resolve the compulsory quarantine to this effect. Amin said he anticipated an agreement will be reached next week to completely leave out the quarantine requirement, while keeping the flight fare for the employer to pay, disclosing that to date, there is no promise that it will be less than USD 680. Amin said the evacuation will take place in two stages. The first involves two flights departing from Beirut today and Saturday accommodating 600 Ethiopians having legal problems with their embassy or security authorities. The second is assigned for regular trips, 10 trips in total. On the other hand, Al Akhbar daily wrote that the said ‘Ministerial Committee for the Repatriation of Immigrants’ proposed a gradual evacuation of migrant domestic workers and foreign workers free of charge or at low cost, as long as the planes evacuating Lebanese expats are passenger-free. MEA, Al Akhbar said, was asked to consider operating flights that allow some planes to land in the countries from which migrant workers came. It cited Committee sources as saying the purpose of the proposal is to mitigate overcrowding and address part of the migrant workers’ suffering under the current circumstances. (An Nahar, Al Akhbar, May 29, 2020)
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