If I Cannot Work I Can’T Feed My Family

Front 1

Plaguing

Back 1

يملأ، يبتلع

Hint 1

She is in the Philippines' capital Manila in lockdown, and the survival of her children is plaguing her mind

Front 2

Ramshackle

Back 2

متداعي

Hint 2

Friends are giving her some food and she's sharing a ramshackle house with many other now-unemployed maids

Front 3

Disastrous

Back 3

كارثي

Hint 3

Lydia says that is "disastrous" for her family

Front 4

Starving

Back 4

يتضورون جوعا

Hint 4

I'm the only source of income for my family. Now I don't have work, I don't have money. They are starving."

Front 5

Dried up

Back 5

جفت

Hint 5

But income has dried up and Simy is worried they might lose their home

Front 6

Maid

Back 6

خادمة

Hint 6

Former maid turned bestselling author, Stephanie Land, has used various platforms to highlight the issue

Front 7

Inclusion

Back 7

ادراج

Hint 7

As for the future, she says "we must promote inclusion of domestic workers into existing laws