The following are 3 articles published today on yesterday's report launching on migrant domestic workers.
Domestic worker abuse linked to mental issues
EU-funded report cites psychological disorder as leading cause of violence against maids
By Simona Sikimic, Daily Star staff, Thursday, March 31, 2011
BEIRUT: Psychological problems of employers are a leading cause of violence or abuse perpetrated against domestic workers in Lebanon, according to an European Union-funded report published Wednesday.
While existing social prejudice and legal loopholes allow for such behavior, the personal mental problems of the “madame” are also responsible, said “An Exploratory Study of Psychoanalytic and Social Factors in the Abuse of Migrant Domestic Workers by Female Employers in Lebanon.”
Mistreatment in childhood and childhood trauma, self-loathing, paranoia, gender identity issues and obsessive-compulsive disorders are among the issue
Domestic worker abuse linked to mental issues
EU-funded report cites psychological disorder as leading cause of violence against maids
By Simona Sikimic, Daily Star staff, Thursday, March 31, 2011
BEIRUT: Psychological problems of employers are a leading cause of violence or abuse perpetrated against domestic workers in Lebanon, according to an European Union-funded report published Wednesday.
While existing social prejudice and legal loopholes allow for such behavior, the personal mental problems of the “madame” are also responsible, said “An Exploratory Study of Psychoanalytic and Social Factors in the Abuse of Migrant Domestic Workers by Female Employers in Lebanon.”
Mistreatment in childhood and childhood trauma, self-loathing, paranoia, gender identity issues and obsessive-compulsive disorders are among the issue