The New Spirit of Lebanon October - November 2013, Beirut A4 (29,7 x 21,0 cm) Ink-jet print, felt-tip pen and ballpoint pen on paper i Domestic workers in Lebanon find themselves in conditions of forced labor, withholding of passports, non-payment of wages, restrictions on movement, threats, and physical or sexual assault. Maid suicides by hanging themselves or falling from balconies have brought international attention to their situation. There are estimated 200 thousand migrant domestic workers, mainly from the Philippines, Sri Lanka and Ethiopia, in Lebanon. The picture of the suicide of an Ethiopian domestic worker is from a newspaper. Ethiopian is Ethiopia's flag carrier airline. It's slogan New Spirit of Africa is used in advertising in Lebanon. Tags: Lebanon, Beirut, Ethiopia, Africa, suicide, abuse, slavery, slave 141 / 779