Lebanon #Live2Give Alternative Arts & Culture Books Education Food Lifestyle Theater & Dance 0 Smile by Jennifer MacKenzie 6 months ago “Shouting without a listener” is how Ethiopian laborer-turned-writer Rahel Zegeye characterized the experience of migrant workers in Lebanon , where Human Rights Watch estimated that one migrant dies every week. Zegeye’s play of the same title was put on this January by the Migrant Workers Task Force , which is now helping to turn the play into a film. MWTF works to protect migrant laborers and develop their professional skills through community building, education, and healthcare.
Annual events include a Labor Day fair featuring food, music, and crafts from migrants’ home countries. The all-volunteer force also offers free weekly computer classes, language instruction (in Arabic, English, and French), and periodic health and safety education sessions. To support migrants’ further integration into Lebanese society , it also celebrates the skills migrants have brought with them , advertising them as chefs who can teach how to cook delicious Ethiopian, Sri Lankan, Filipina, and other varieties of dishes.
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