Faustina Tay sent dozens of chilling voice messages pleading for help. She said her employers in Lebanon were beating her. "I'm scared they might kill me," said the 23-year-old. Her detailed messages have revealed a disturbing reality in Lebanon, where two domestic workers die every week. We hear from the Al Jazeera journalist who first reported this story.

In this episode:

Timour Azhari (@timourazhari), Al Jazeera journalist in Beirut, Lebanon; Patricia, a caseworker with Canada-based advocacy group, This Is Lebanon.

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The desperate final days of a domestic worker in Lebanon

Lebanon to investigate Ghanaian domestic worker's death

Undocumented in Lebanon: No papers, no coronavirus test

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Faustina Tay sent dozens of chilling voice messages pleading for help. She said her employers in Lebanon were beating her. "I'm scared they might kill me," said the 23-year-old. Her detailed messages have revealed a disturbing reality in Lebanon, where two domestic workers die every week. We hear from the Al Jazeera journalist who first reported this story.In this episode:Timour Azhari (<a href="https://twitter.com/timourazhari " target="_blank">@timourazhari</a>), Al Jazeera <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/profile/timour-azhari.html " target="_blank">journalist</a> in Beirut, Lebanon; Patricia, a caseworker with Canada-based advocacy group, <a href="https://thisislebanon.info/ " target="_blank">This Is Lebanon</a>.For more: <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/03/200323183606796.html " target="_blank">The desperate final days of a domestic worker in Lebanon</a><a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/04/lebanon-investigate-ghanaian-domestic-worker-death-200401182758252.html " target="_blank">Lebanon to investigate Ghanaian domestic worker's death</a><a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/03/undocumented-struggle-access-coronavirus-tests-lebanon-200328114859620.html " target="_blank">Undocumented in Lebanon: No papers, no coronavirus test</a>Connect with The Take:&nbsp;Twitter (<a href="https://twitter.com/AJTheTake" target="_blank">@AJTheTake</a>), Instagram (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/ajthetake/" target="_blank">@ajthetake</a>) and Facebook (<a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheTakePod/" target="_blank">@TheTakePod</a>).

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The Take is a daily interview-driven international news podcast hosted by award-winning journalist Malika Bilal. Each episode focuses on conversations with journalists and people directly impacted by the news of the day, offering our listeners the context necessary to understand what's in the headlines.
With millions of global listens, it's clear the conversations we're having on The Take are worth hearing. And critics think so too. The show has won the Online Journalism Awards, the Signal Awards, Lovie Awards, and Anthem Awards, among others.

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