January 2015

1. Founding Congress of Domestic Workers Union in Lebanon

   25 January 2015

   The Founding Congress of Domestic Workers Union in Lebanon took place on 25 January 2015 in Beirut with participation of 300 domestic and migrant domestic workers. The union is affiliated to the National Federation of Workers’ and Employees’ Unions in Lebanon (FENASOL).

September 2014

1. Capacity Building Workshops of the first Domestic Workers Union Founding Committee in Lebanon

   1 September 2014 - 1 January 2015

   A series of capacity building workshops for the members of the Founding Committee of the Domestic Workers Union were held with a view to strengthen organizational capacities and facilitate the establishment of the trade union for domestic workers in Lebanon. Activities were conducted within the National Federation of Workers and Employers Trade Unions in Lebanon (FENASOL).

June 2014

1. Obstacles to justice for migrant domestic workers in Lebanon unveiled at report launch

   13 June 2014

   The ILO and local NGO Caritas share findings of a landmark report on the legal, procedural and institutional challenges facing migrant domestic workers seeking justice in Lebanon.

April 2014

1. Lebanon private domestic worker recruitment agencies review code of conduct

   29 - 30 April 2014

   The workshop will review the Code of Conduct adopted by Syndicate of Recruitment Agencies in Lebanon (SORAL) in 2013.

September 2013

1. Arab and Asian trade unions discuss migrant worker rights

   16 - 19 September 2013

   Trade unions, rights groups and migrant worker representatives meet in Kathmandu to enhance cooperation on Asian migration to the Arab states.