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Links to news stories, video links, official documents and other sites or documents of relevance. We have not provided an exhaustive list of press stories, rather a selection of the most interesting articles from the last few years. The majority of press stories focus on Dubai, although it should be pointed out that Dubai is only one of seven Emirates and only contains a fraction of the country's migrant population. International press attention has largely focused on Dubai due to its high profile but abuse of migrant workers is widespread all over the UAE. We wil be happy to add stories which we may have missed. Email Nick at feedback@mafiwasta.com

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Enforcing Migrant Workers Rights in the United Arab Emirates. International Journal on Minority and Group Rights. David Keane and Nicholas McGeehan. March 2008

Building Workers, Cheating Workers. Human Rights Watch November 2006

Mafiwasta Newsletter Issue 1 February 2008

UAE Draft Labour Law, Human Rights Watch Response March 2007

Systematic Racial Discrimination in the UAE. Mafiwasta July 2008

UAE Country Information US Library of Congress 2007

Alcatraz in the Gulf? BP in the UAE. Nicholas McGeehan. Platform Newsletter 2005

Mafiwasta Compaint to the International Labour Organisation's Committee on Freedom of Association February 2006

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We Need Slaves to Build Monuments Ghaith Abdul-Ahad 'The Guardian' October 8 2008

A Pact WIth the Devil Carole Cadwalladr 'The Observer' October 6 2008

Fear and Money in Dubai Mike Davis' New Left Review' October 2006

An Outcry for Workplace Rights Hassan Fattah 'New York Times' March 26 2006

Dubai Cosmopolis Faisal Devji 'Open Democracy' April 19 2007

Union Troubles Start to Emerge Steven Negus 'The Financial Times' May 19 2006

Workers Take Revolt to The Beaches Dan McDougall 'The Observer' April 9 2006

Brad In Dubai? Will his Green Hotel Be Mean? Lysandra Ohrstrom 'New York Observer' June 17 2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Blood Sweat and The Tears Part 1 and Part 2 Al Jazeera International

Dubai's Dirty Little Secret ABC News

Abusing Workers in Dubai Private Video

Slavery in the UAE Private Video (with inexplicable guitar solo)

UAE Construction Workers Bruce Fenton

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Human Rights Watch

Amnesty International

US State Department

BBC Country Profile

UAEPrison.com

Gulf News

Khaleej Times