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Maid was on hunger strike before suicide

16:29 Mar 19 2015 Beirut, Lebanon

  Involuntary servitude   Suicide/attempted suicide   Psychological abuse

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BEIRUT: A maid who was found hanged at her employer’s apartment in Tripoli Thursday had been on a hunger strike for three days before committing suicide, Lebanon’s Labor Ministry announced Friday.
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http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2015/Mar-20/291578-north-lebanon-maid-was-on-hunger-strike-before-suicide-ministry.ashx?utm_source=Magnet&utm_medium=Recommended%20Articles%20widget&utm_campaign=Magnet%20tools
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Nationality of migrant: Bangladesh

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