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Inside Dubai's labor camps- Picture gallery from The Guardian of South Asian migrant labor in Dubai; Far From Home-- National Geographic Article on Human Rights and Workers in the U.A.E. Slaves of Dubai-- Witness Magazine; The Independent-- The Dark Side of Dubai; Rape Laws in the United Arab Emirates and Perceptions of Rape and Sexual Assault
Migrant workers in the United Arab Emirates describe the foreign workers who have moved to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for work. As a result of the proximity of the UAE to South Asia and a better economy and job opportunities, most of the migrant foreign workers are from India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Pakistan. [1]
The Dubai government has denied any kind of labour injustices and has stated that the watchdog's (Human Rights Watch) accusations were misguided. Towards the end of March 2006, the government announced steps to allow construction unions. UAE labour minister Ali al-Kaabi said: "Labourers will be allowed to form unions."
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Demographics. In the 3.4 million migrants, 1 million are from Kerala and 450,000 from Tamil Nadu, form the majority in Indian community living in UAE. By 1999, the population of Indian migrants in the UAE, which stood at 170,000 in 1975, was at 750,000. [9] The estimated population of Indians in the UAE as of 2009 is near 2 million.
Dubai (/ d uː ˈ b aɪ /, doo-BY; Arabic: دبي, romanized: Dubayy, IPA:, Gulf Arabic pronunciation:) is the most populous city in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the capital of the Emirate of Dubai, the most populated of the country's seven emirates.
Human trafficking in the United Arab Emirates. The United Arab Emirates is a destination country for men and women that are mostly trafficked for the purposes of labor and prostitution. U.S. State Department's Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons placed the country in "Tier 2" in 2017. [1]
The first cabinet was formed following the union of UAE as a federation on 9 December 1971.. The last reshuffle was on 6 January 2024. Jurisdiction. The cabinet runs and represents the federal government of the United Arab Emirates and jurisdiction varies among the emirates of the United Arab Emirates, with some emirates such as the government of Dubai retaining broad jurisdiction over ...