Donors and partners: International Labor Organization-ILO and the global My Fair Home (MFH) campaign
Objective: Educating employers of domestic workers about their rights and responsibilities and changing negative attitudes and behaviors among youth and employers to ensure a decent and rightful work environment.
Key Activities:
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Establishing an advocacy youth network from 15 young women and men;
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Building the capacities, sensitizing, and mobilizing the youth to become agents of attitude and behavioral change towards migrant domestic workers within the family and in their communities;
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Obtaining signatures for the fair treatment of MDW’s pledge;
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Visiting universities and raising awareness on MDW’s rights;
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Producing innovative visual content and launching an online social media campaign that highlighted the suffering of the MDWs under the “Kafala” system; https://www.facebook.com/myfairhome/
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Regional Youth Forum that took place in Beirut to exchange information, ideas, and examine the challenges and learnings between the participating youth from Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar and Lebanon;
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Storytelling event titled “Holidays Away from Home” targeting a number of migrant domestic workers and youth network members.
