to fly out 86 domestic migrant worker. Ethiopian women have reportedly tried to bypass restrictions imposed by their government to work as domestic workers in Lebanon by first embarking on journeys to Sudan or Yemen. A figure presented by Anti-Slavery International explains the lack of proper implementation of the travel bans on migrant workers coming to Lebanon, as irregular channels of bringing the workers still operate. The figure in 2010 is 65%, this represents the number of workers who received their work permits despite the fact that they come from countries which are in the travel ban. Lebanese civil society response Awareness campaigns, Community Building and Lessons In 2010 a grassroots volunteer organization by the name of Migrant Workers Task Force (MWTF) was established which provided language training in English and French for domestic workers. MWTF also took part in advocacy on behalf of domestic migrant workers and initiated an online campaign under the hashtag of #StopKafala in 2014. In 2015 MWTF merged with the Migrant Community Center, an initiative by the Anti-Racism Movement that set up three centers in Beirut in 2011 as well as in Saida and Jounieh in 2016. Apart from language training and other practical courses each centers offers community activities and networking. Trade union movement In a joint effort, ILO and The National Federation of Worker and Employee Trade Unions in Lebanon (FENASOL) have been working towards the establishment of a trade union for domestic workers in Lebanon. FENASOL which aims at the democratization and establishment of an independent trade union movement in Lebanon had already in the past expended their support of workers against legal odds who are neglected or not allowed to formally organize according to the Lebanese Labour Law, including agricultural workers and those operating within the large informal sector. In 2015 The founding congress of the Domestic Worker's Union in Lebanon took place. However, their attempt to be registered with the Lebanese officials was rejected and therefore their legal status remains unsolved due to the missing legal options it operates in: Until today Lebanon did not sign ILO convention No. 87, the Freedom of Association and Protection of the right to Organize, which states in Article 2 that no prior registration with government officials is needed to form a labour union. Article 86 of the Lebanese Labour Code however specifically states the need for authorization prior to trade union formation. Since