Acknowledgements
Thisstudyisbeing financed bythe Sector againstTrafficking in Women. The Deutsche Gesellschaftfür TechnischeZusammenarbeit(GTZ) isimplementing the Sector ProjectagainstTrafficking in Women on the basisofacommission from the German FederalMinistryfor EconomicCooperation and Development(BMZ). The projectisfunded under the Programme ofAction 2015, the German Government´scontribution to reducing povertyworldwide.The author ofthispaper would like to thankmostsincerelyallthe domesticworkerswho kindlyshared theirexperiencesand opinions: Dana, Kumari, Ana, Amna, Candy, Kadni, Rita, Mengilini, Aidan Deny, Mindani,Padmini, Fatmi, Perera, Filomena, Maeza, Atsede Mesfin, Heregewain Belete, Habtmua Ayele, Nora, inhabitantsofCamp AlBasatin and others.Manythanksalso go to allthose who generouslyprovided me with their time and help.Lastly, specialthanksto Rebecca Dibb, who helped to collectinformation and setup the field visitin Lebanon,aswellasVanessa Gautier, who helped with translations, editing and finalising the paper.The information in the reportwasprovided bymany, for which I am mostgrateful. The interpretationsandconclusionsare myown and anyomissions, mistakesor misinterpretationswhich maypossiblyoccur in the textare solelymyown.