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A group of four women migrant domestic workers pose for a portrait in Beirut, Lebanon on September 24, 2022.

The kafala system is a modern slavery system where the domestic workers lose almost all of their rights and it is still present in several countries of the Middle East.

Photo by Adri Salido/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images.

Why Are African Domestic Workers Stranded in Lebanon?

The kafala system regulates foreign labor and enables the widespread exploitation of migrant workers, who are left behind to face Israel’s latest attacks in Lebanon.