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MaidinBeirut
MaidinBeirut is a first video-result of our work-in-progress on the issue of migrant women working as domestic workers in Beirut, Lebanon.
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Part 1 : Precarity
In the streets of Beirut you find a wide variety of precarious work: syrian day workers on the look out for jobs, street vendors, cleaners and many women working as domestic workers.(Duration: 2'51")

Part 2: Community: Ethiopian Women
A Sunday afternoon, the holyday of Saint Gabriel, Ethiopian Christian women come together to celebrate. An opportunity for the Ethiopian community in Beirut to meet. (Duration: 4'02")

Part 3 : Network 1: Afro-Asian Migrant Home
In the Afroasian Migrant Center in the neighbourhood of Ashrafiye Philippine women gather regularly to share news and and meals. Rose tells us her story.(Duration: 2'23")

Part 4 : Network 2: Street-Lanka
In the migrant quarter around Burg Hammoud a small kindergarten full of migrant children. A sri lankese woman has opened this little enterprise to cater for mostly migrant mothers. Who said these women where not meant to stay?
Duration: 4'44"

Part 5 : Epilogue: World Social Forum 2004
During the WSF in Mumbai 2004 in January a workshop on domestic workers was held on the difficulties of this precarious work. (Duration: 3'14")

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