Gambian women in Lebanon have asked the governemnt to stay off their business as they also slam members of the public that are attacking them.
The distressed women are pushing to return to the country as the continue to face hardship in Lebanon.
The women came out on the streets in Beirut on Monday to say they were forced to sign a fake declaration by the government.
One of them said in videos shared with The Fatu Network: “We want to tell Gambians we asked for help from the government. For nine months we have been in this country suffering. Nobody helped us. We then went to Facebook where we shared our video and Lovette Jallow came forward to help us to go back to Gambia.
“We came here for work, nobody came here for play, nobody came here for sex work. There is a lot of talk, everyone speaking their mind. We are tired. You should leave us alone. Whether it’s Saikou Ceesay and his kind, you guys should leave us alone. We now have someone who’s standing up for us.
“We didn’t come here for sex work. If it comes to sex work, it’s rampant in Gambia. Is it not sex workers that built storey houses? Is it not sex workers that are driving cars? We are living in poverty even food is a problem and we came here to live by out sweat and there is a lot of dirty talk. Keep your dirty talks to yourselves.”
