Afala / Materia Medica - LARVOL DELTA

Access to justice for Ethiopian migrant domestic workers: unveiling legal, structural, and gendered violence in Lebanon. (PubMed, Front Sociol) - "The initial investigation stage is fraught with coercion and procedural violations, while trials and verdicts often lack fairness and adequate evidence. The study calls for comprehensive legal reforms, better enforcement of existing laws, accessible information, legal aid, and multi-stakeholder collaboration to dismantle these barriers and ensure justice for MDWs."

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"📌 The #Kafala system: Also, a question of #gender and #race 🧕🏽 👩🏿‍🦱 🧔🏻‍♀️ ✔️ MDWs’ intersecting vulnerabilities determine their treatment, remuneration, and human worth. ✔️ One MDW out of three is beaten by her employer. #ILC2023 #CAS" (@IDWFED)

"🧵 #Kafala conditions amount to #forcedlabor & #humantrafficking 👇🏽 🚫 Fraudulent hiring processes. 🚫 Passport confiscation. 🚫 Extreme working hours / No breaks / No day-off. 🚫 Nonpayment, late payments, deductions from salary. #ILC2023 #CAS" (@IDWFED)

The gender dimensions of sexual violence against migrant domestic workers in post-2019 Lebanon. (PubMed, Front Sociol) - "Undocumented MDWs are left powerless in terms of reporting sexual abuse and therefore, are at the mercy of the aggressor. Navigating the country's legal, cultural and social landscapes without documentation or a legal residency permit has become increasingly difficult in recent years, as this has laid the foundation for exploitation and abuse in the areas of: (1) paying less than what MDWs deserve; (2) taking advantage of their legal standing to make them work longer hours; (3) threatening to report them to the authorities if they object; and (4) sexual harassment in all forms."

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"@sinafala @DrTedros @AgincourtHDSS @AlfredManyeh @MargaretGyapong @kobusherbst @MarkCollinson4 @PhBocquier" (@oasankoh)

Development of a Breadfruit Flour Pasta Product. (PubMed, Foods) - "...'Ma'afala', a popular and widely distributed Polynesian cultivar was used for the study...Sensory evaluation indicates that 80.3% of the panelists (n = 71) found the pasta acceptable while 18.3% disliked the pasta. The breadfruit pasta product can provide a nutritious, appealing and inexpensive gluten-free food source based on locally available breadfruit in areas of the world where it can be easily grown."

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