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Lebanon telecoms mark-up threatens migrants' link to jobs and safety

Summary by Ground News

Lebanon hosts an estimated 250,000 migrant workers primarily from sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia. Lebanon's three-year financial downturn has only added to their woes. Employers have abandoned domestic migrant workers in the streets as their wages became too expensive. The higher cost of living all-around also meant migrant workers had almost nothing left to send in remittances to their relatives back home.

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Al Arabiya

Lebanon telecom price hikes threatens migrants’ link to jobs, safety

Kenyan cleaner Noel Musanga survived Lebanon’s economic meltdown, waves of COVID-19 and Beirut’s port blast. But when her internet provider announced rates

3 years ago·Saudi Arabia

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Haaretz

Lebanon telecoms mark-up threatens migrants' link to jobs and safety

Lebanese telecom companies double their prices as the country's economic crisis deepens, affecting most of its population of some 250,000 migrant workers

3 years ago·Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel

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Times of India

Lebanon telecoms mark-up threatens migrants' link to jobs and safety

Middle East News: LEBANON-CRISIS/INTERNET-WORKERS (PIX, TV)Lebanon telecoms mark-up threatens migrants' link to jobs and safety

3 years ago·India

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The Star Kuala Lumpur

Lebanon telecoms mark-up threatens migrants' link to jobs and safety

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Kenyan cleaner Noel Musanga survived Lebanon's economic meltdown, waves of COVID-19 and Beirut's port blast. But when her internet provider announced rates would double, she feared her last lifeline to family and work would snap. Read full story

3 years ago·Malaysia

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IBTimes

Lebanon Telecoms Mark-up Threatens Migrants' Link To Jobs And Safety

Kenyan cleaner Noel Musanga survived Lebanon's economic meltdown, waves of COVID-19 and Beirut's port blast. But when her internet provider announced rates would double, she feared her last lifeline to family and work would snap. The freelance migrant worker already barely earned enough to survive. Now, the higher telecoms bill means she will have to ration her calls to relatives and potential employers. "It will be like (being) in a deep hole,"…

3 years ago·United States

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