The plight of African migrant workers in Lebanon - in pictures

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  • Ethiopian domestic workers wearing masks sit together with their belongings in front of the Ethiopian consulate in Hazmiyeh, Lebanon. Reuters
    Ethiopian domestic workers wearing masks sit together with their belongings in front of the Ethiopian consulate in Hazmiyeh, Lebanon. Reuters
  • Ethiopian domestic workers wait outside their country's consulate to register for repatriation, in Hazmieh suburb of the Lebanese capital Beirut. AFP
    Ethiopian domestic workers wait outside their country's consulate to register for repatriation, in Hazmieh suburb of the Lebanese capital Beirut. AFP
  • Ethiopian domestic workers wait outside their country's consulate to register for repatriation, in Hazmieh suburb of the Lebanese capital Beirut. AFP
    Ethiopian domestic workers wait outside their country's consulate to register for repatriation, in Hazmieh suburb of the Lebanese capital Beirut. AFP
  • Ethiopian domestic workers who were dismissed by their employers gather with their belongings outside their country's embassy in Hazmiyeh, east of Beirut. AFP
    Ethiopian domestic workers who were dismissed by their employers gather with their belongings outside their country's embassy in Hazmiyeh, east of Beirut. AFP
  • Ethiopian domestic workers who were dismissed by their employers gather with their belongings outside their country's embassy in Hazmiyeh, east of Beirut. AFP
    Ethiopian domestic workers who were dismissed by their employers gather with their belongings outside their country's embassy in Hazmiyeh, east of Beirut. AFP
  • Staff from an NGO, Caritas Lebanon, carry luggage for stranded Ethiopian women in Beirut. Finbar Anderson for The National
    Staff from an NGO, Caritas Lebanon, carry luggage for stranded Ethiopian women in Beirut. Finbar Anderson for The National
  • A woman waits to be called to take her place on the bus. Finbar Anderson for The National
    A woman waits to be called to take her place on the bus. Finbar Anderson for The National
  • Women wait on a the bus to be taken to shelters, where they will stay until Beirut’s airport reopens. Finbar Anderson for The National
    Women wait on a the bus to be taken to shelters, where they will stay until Beirut’s airport reopens. Finbar Anderson for The National
  • A group of women take the lift while waiting for transport to the shelter run by Caritas Lebanon. Finbar Anderson for The National
    A group of women take the lift while waiting for transport to the shelter run by Caritas Lebanon. Finbar Anderson for The National