Fionnuala Watts paid nearly €2,000 before getting visa stamped in Beirut so that she could leave
model agency encouraged an Irish model to travel to Lebanon for work in November, before refusing to allow her to leave the war-stricken country until she paid nearly €2,000. currently works for a local Greek model agency. Earlier this year, the agency was approached by a Lebanese agency called.
She said the apartment was equipped with a camera directed at the entrance door; and that if the model attempted to leave without permission the contract would be terminated and no payment would be made to the model. After speaking with her model agent in Greece and sharing her concerns, Watts booked a return flight leaving on November 14th. Watts was, however, denied permission to leave Lebanon at passport control at Beirut Airport, as the necessary documents for her to leave had not been approved by Twice Management.whereby a worker’s immigration status and employment contract are linked. This means that workers cannot leave the country or change jobs without their employer’s permission.
Sabaji told Watts that under the terms of the contract she was required to return to the model apartment. Watts messaged The Irish Times as she was driven to the model apartment, along the highway to Jounieh, which has been struck since the war in Lebanon escalated in September.
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