UAE: Saadiyat Workers Better Protected but Gaps Remain

Emirati development partners and western educational and cultural institutions have made important commitments to address the exploitation and abuse of South Asian migrant workers, but protection gaps remain. The workers are building a US$22-billion island development in the United Arab Emirates.

(Beirut) – Western educational and cultural institutions and their Emirati development partners have made important commitments to address the exploitation and abuse of South Asian migrant workers, but protection gaps remain, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. The workers are building a US$22-billion island development in the United Arab Emirates.

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