THE Lebanese Government has stopped issuing work visas to Nigerians visiting Lebanon to be employed as domestic workers as a way of addressing the rising incidences of human trafficking in the Arab country.
The Lebanese Ambassador to Nigeria, Houssam Diab, disclosed this in Abuja on Thursday during a meeting with the Chairman , Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri -Erewa.
He said the policy , which took effect on May 1 , 2020 , would address the abuse and violation of rights of workers “ as Lebanon takes these issues seriously. ”
A number of Nigerian ladies , including an Oyo State indigene , Busari Peace, who was put for sale on Facebook for $1 , 000 by her trafficker, a Lebanese national , had been trafficked to Lebanon by a syndicate with promises of lucrative jobs .
She was subsequently rescued by the Nigerian Mission in Beirut and her captor arrested.
On May 24 , 69 trafficked and stranded ladies were evacuated by the Lebanese Government to the country.
Commenting on the repatriation , the Lebanese envoy stated, “ Sixty -nine out of the 79 Nigerians , who suffered one form of abuse or the other in Lebanon , were evacuated at the expense of the Lebanese Government and the Lebanese community in Nigeria.
“ The remaining 10 are facing judicial issues bordering on alleged theft and attempted murder and that’ s why they were not freed or evacuated . Nine are facing theft cases and one is facing attempted murder. ”
Speaking, Dabiri -Erewa disclosed that Peace refused to return to the country despite entreaties by the Oyo State Government.
“ The lady said she had secured another job and would prefer staying back in Lebanon. Not even the plea by Oyo State , her home state, could make her change her mind as she insisted on staying back, ” the NiDCOM boss explained.
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