The Migrant Workers Task Force (MWTF) [1], a Lebanese NGO comprising of Lebanese and international activists, including Migrant Workers, has launched a campaign aiming at tackling the notorious Kafala (or “Sponsorship”) System [2] with the hashtag #StopKafala [3]. The campaign features students (migrants) and teachers (migrants, Lebanese and international activists) holding a sign in English, French or Arabic with their message. The photoshoot was hosted at AltCity Hamra [4] where the MWTF gives free weekly English and French classes to migrant workers on Sundays (their day off).
On their Facebook page, they wrote [5]:
In support of the 4th Annual Workers’ Day Celebration and the Fi Shi Ghalat [There's Something Wrong] campaign, our students and teachers prepared their own banners for the Parade that will take place on the 4th of May. They are all taking a stand against the sponsorship (Kafala) system that is responsible for all the human rights abuse that faces migrant workers every day.
The Annual Workers’ Day Celebration (Event Link [6]) mentioned above is an annual event celebrating Labor Day and hosted by four well-known Lebanese NGOs and supported by the MWTF. The four organizations are Fi Shi Ghalat (“There's Something Wrong”) [7], KAFA (Enough) [8], the Anti-Racism Movement (ARM) [9], and the Caritas Lebanon Migrant Center [8].
The message is followed by a call for action:
Join us by posting your own opinion with your own message about the Kafala system or the Migrant Workers rights’ abuse happening in Lebanon on daily basis and #StopKafala in your photos and posts.
Here are a few examples. You can view the whole campaign here [5].