Lebanon to shelter abandoned Ethiopian workers

The ministry of labour in Lebanon says it will give shelter to Ethiopian domestic workers abandoned without pay by their employers.

An initial group of 35 Ethiopian women camping outside their consulate in Beirut has been housed in a hotel by the Lebanese authorities after a public outcry over their plight.

But more are continuing to arrive outside the consulate as the Lebanese economic crisis intensifies.

The authorities have promised to take action against their employers.

Last month, dozens of Ethiopian women were repatriated. A majority of the quarter of a million domestic workers in Lebanon are from Ethiopia.