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How one woman is rescuing migrant workers trapped in Lebanon’s abusive kafala system

Lebanon’s kafala system traps migrant workers in abuse and exploitation — one woman is risking everything to change that
How one woman is rescuing migrant workers trapped in Lebanon’s abusive kafala system

Migrant domestic workers from Sierra Leone shelter in South Beirut during the Israeli bombardment of the city last November. Picture: Dea Hage-Chahine

Dea Hage-Chahine’s Beiruti friends call her the “Human Trafficker.” Rest easy, it’s not what you think. 

The moniker is an ironic one, humorously used in text-groups when she is too busy to meet up or respond. 

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