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A plane carrying 86 Madagascan domestic workers, who say they have suffered abuse in Lebanon, has arrived in the capital, Antananarivo.<\/p>\n

Madagascar’s government chartered the plane following the death of 17 maids in the past year, reports the AFP news agency.<\/p>\n

“My boss used to hit me and didn’t give me my salary. I’m very, very happy to be back home,” said Leonie, 25.<\/p>\n

Some 7,000 Madagascans are said to be working in Lebanon.<\/p>\n

“There have been a lot of deaths,” said Prime Minister Camille Vital. <\/p>\n

The population ministry said it had received 600 requests to be sent home from maids who had fled their employers, AFP reports.<\/p>\n

In 2009, Human Rights Watch called on the Lebanese government to investigate the deaths of foreign domestic workers in the country.<\/p>\n

The previous year, it said that one foreign maid was dying each week.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p>\n

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