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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Sally Abou Aljoud and Lujain Jo

Migrant workers in Lebanon are trying to return home after alleged abuses and then war

APTOPIX Lebanon Migrant Workers - (Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

Isatta Bah wakes up from a nap in a crowded shelter on the outskirts of Beirut, clutching her baby, Blessing.

The 24-year-old from Sierra Leone spends her days waiting for an exit visa that could put her and her 1-year-old on a plane back to the West African nation. She wants to reunite with her family after what she called exploitative work conditions and sexual violence, along with the recent horrors of war in Lebanon.

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