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Gina from Guadeloupe a typical case of MWDW suffering in Lebanon
29-5-2017
L’Orient Le Jour brought to light today one example of the suffering of migrant women domestic workers (MWDWs) in Lebanon. Gina (not her real name) from Guadeloupe is one of them. Recounting the story of her coming to Lebanon, Gina told L’Orient Le Jour that she was persuaded by her parents to leave her country and go work abroad, leaving behind a baggage of memories as well as her personal freedom. Packing her life in a suitcase, Gina arrived at Beirut Airport and stayed in a small room stacked with dozens of other foreign workers waiting for her sponsor (Kafeel) to pick her up. Luckily enough, as compared to her peers, Gina was not chosen from a catalogue, because her employer Dolly was introduced to her through her sister who works in the country. Describing her life inside that small house, Gina said she was in charge of housekeeping, including the chore of cooking. She was not allowed to go out except for one hour on Sundays, where she usually called her family from a nearby shop. She brought up her love story with a concierge at one of the neighborhood’s buildings. She saw him when she used to sit every day on the balcony of her employer’s house to breathe the only dose of air allowed for her. It started with a dash of admiration to develop into romance and love, and culminate with a child girl. Dolly however did not give up on her, Gina told the newspaper’s reporter. Eventually, she had to send her daughter, born in Lebanon, away to her grandmother to live maybe the life she always dreamt of living. (L’Orient Le Jour, May 29, 2017)
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