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 Posted: Tue May 16, 2006 3:41 am Post subject: LEBANON MAIDS : House maids in Lebanon information |
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LEBANON MAIDS : House maids in Lebanon information
As part of the legal procedures to obtain permission for the maid to work and reside in Lebanon, both the employee and employer are required to sign a contract sanctioned by a notary and written in Arabic. The employees rarely understand the details of the contract and even when it is translated, this tends to be into English rather than the employee's native tongue. The contracts hardly ever define the nature of the work, choosing instead to emphasize that the employee be dedicated, honest, upright and devoted to her obligations. Contracts for employment agencies vary from one agency to another and most of them are not written up in cooperation with the embassies for these workers' countries of origin. Most of the contracts are based on pre-2000 contracts and modified as requirements dictate. It is not clear to what extent they are drawn up with help of Lebanese lawyers and notaries.
One such contract bears the name and signature of the employer, and the name and thumbprint of a Filipino woman. The first paragraph states that the woman agrees "to work as a domestic helper or any other position asked of her by the first party, and at any place or time of his choosing." The contract is for two years with a monthly salary of $200. After 3 years the employee is entitled to a 30 day holiday, after which the employer is obliged to pay the costs of her return home.
The contract also contains the following clauses:
1 - The work includes washing and ironing clothes, managing household affairs, washing the bathrooms and the dishes, cooking, cleaning the carpets and furniture, looking after the children and all other domestic tasks.
2 - The second party [the domestic helper] is not allowed out by herself or to mix with the opposite sex, whether she is related to them or not. She is only permitted to go to markets, banks or public places when accompanied by the first party and his family. She may not make telephone calls or answer the phone except when specifically asked to do so. She also agrees that she has no rights to a weekend.
3 - Working hours: there are no set working hours. The employee has a responsibility to be fully prepared at all times, day and night. She has no fixed hours of relaxation other than time spent sleeping, eating or at prayer.
Source: babelmed.net |
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