📋 Tender Overview
Project sponsor: Caritas Austria
Country: Lebanon Funding amount: € 63,100.00 Start: 01.01.2024 End: 31.12.2026
SHORT DESCRIPTION:
project goal
1. Improving the effectiveness of support mechanisms to receive, analyse and respond to human and labour rights violations and abuses of migrant workers;
2. Improve access of migrant workers in Lebanon to justice and legal protection mechanisms in line with international standards.
expected results
• Improved institutional tools and capacities to record and respond to situations of abuse and human rights violations in accordance with international standards;
• Improved knowledge and practices of civil society organisations and/or other key actors to address the problems of migrant workers;
• Raising public awareness of the rights of migrant workers and existing situations of abuse and violations;
• Improved prevention and protection services for migrant workers who are at risk and/or abused.
target group
In total, around 837 beneficiaries are reached with ADC funds (total 10,466 direct beneficiaries).
Beirut, Mount Lebanon, Bekaa, South Lebanon
Measures
-Provide training to law enforcement officials (GS and ISF) on safe migration and human trafficking, as well as on the rights of migrants in detention centres;
-Capacity building on human rights issues, violence against women, referral procedures, etc. and technical support to civil society organisations working with migrant workers, including in rural areas;
-Implement a national awareness-raising campaign on the rights of migrant workers with other civil society organisations and involving university students/youth;
-Provide legal support to expedite the processing of files of vulnerable detained migrant workers at the GS Administrative Detention Center.
background information
Since 2019, Lebanon has been struggling with a severe socioeconomic crisis characterized by high unemployment rates, inflation and limited access to basic services. Political instability and governance problems further exacerbate the situation. Nevertheless, Lebanon remains a destination country for Asian and African migrant workers. However, the above factors contribute to an increased vulnerability of migrants, leading to a deterioration of their socioeconomic situation. It is characterized by the increase in protection risks such as sexual exploitation and exclusion from basic services. Furthermore, the situation can also push migrants into precarious forced labor. The limited availability of psychosocial support and legal resources further exacerbates the situation for those affected.
