Browsing SoAS - Theses and Dissertations by Subject "Kafala system"

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Class Interest and the Kafala System in Lebanon

Shalha, Rasha (Lebanese American University, 2020-12-21)

The Kafala system is a form of sponsorship for migrant workers that wish to work within another country. This system is most prevalent in Arabic countries where a great number of workers are needed for industries like oil ...
Ethiopian Migrant Workers; Strategic Indifference and The Cycle of Inequality

Banjarian, Linda (Lebanese American University, 2022-07-22)

Ethiopian migrant workers have been identified to be one of the most vulnerable populations in Lebanon especially after a series of crises, starting in October 2019 at the onset of popular uprising, to a devastating explosion ...
An illusion of freedom. (c2017)

Hashem, Farrah AL (Lebanese American University, 2018-07-09)

This thesis critically discusses the Kafala system, its mechanism and reason behind its existence in Kuwait. Drawing on ethnographic and field-based observations in Kuwait, there is increasing pressure from NGOs and human ...
Syrians in Beirut post-2011

Khoury, Elie (Lebanese American University, 2020-08-20)

The Syrian crisis had a profound political, social, legal, and economic impact on Lebanon. The country has been historically part of a circular migration with Syria and a receptor of the Syrian labour for its largely ...

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