migrant domestic workers from forms of exploitation. A number of Syndicate of Recruitment Agencies in Lebanon (SORAL) were present to assess the code of conduct and part of a bigger project called “Promoting Rights for Women Domestic Workers in Lebanon” (PROWD). Category of Migrant Domestic Workers Migrant Domestic Workers can be classified into three types: live-ins, freelancers and runaways. Live-in migrant domestic workers live in the household of the sponsor for a number of years. During the time, the sponsor is responsible for all financial costs and has a lot of control of the worker. A freelancer is less controlled and lives on their own terms and works on an hourly basis for different employers. Some freelance workers may have originally entered Lebanon through the Kafala system and decided to remain when their contract finished. Freelancer are required by law to have a sponsor and some business men take this as an opportunity to earn money, sometimes charging up to $1,200. Runaway migrant domestic workers are former-live in workers who have left their sponsor for a variety of reasons. As soon as the migrant domestic worker leaves their place of residence they are automatically seen as an illegal alien. The migrant domestic worker must then either return to their home country or find a new sponsor. Statistical figures As of 2012, the number of migrant workers is estimated to be around 158,000 workers; however, these numbers may be inaccurate due to the fact that many workers come in unofficially. In the process of registering with an agency in their indigenous countries, 63% of the workers end up paying fees for the agency they apply through. When they do end up in Lebanon, the situation turns out different to what they had initially expected. 6% of the workers were misled to believe that they would have other jobs than housework; jobs like security guards or hotel employees. The numbers get higher when it comes to matters of working hours and salaries, 53% of the employees received the salary they were promised. More figures are representing their very working status, 84% were not informed of their working hours, 78% did not receive any information on weekly days off, 64% were not aware of the household composition and 61% did not know whether they would be able to contact their families or not. Considering the figures presented above and the full scope of