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COP28: Migrant Rights Essential to Climate Action; Governments Should Confront COP28 Host UAE on Abuses 2023-12-03 [Human Rights Watch]

Migrant Worker Abuses Linked to Broader Climate Harms 2023-11-21 [Human Rights Watch]

‘We lie on the floor till someone buys us’: shocking allegations of UAE agencies’ abuse of domestic workers 2023-10-12 [The Guardian]

UAE touts new domestic workers law 2022-10-11 [Al-Monitor]

Ship explosion captain forced to give up home, but wins freedom thanks to ITF 2023-01-29 [ITF]

BWI visits BESIX's accommodation for migrant workers, observes improvements 2022-02-10 [BWI]

Exposing the Invisible: Migrant Workers' Rights and the Legacy of Expo2020 2022-04-20 [BWI]

BWI visits BESIX's accommodation for migrant workers, observes improvements 2022-02-10 [BWI]

Expo2020: BWI raises importance of migrant workers' inclusion in social dialogue 2021-12-22 [BWI]

Expo2020: Migrant workers' rights in UAE 2021-10-27 [BWI]

Exposing the Invisible: Migrant Workers' Rights and the Legacy of Expo2020 2022-04-20 [BWI]

Expo2020: Migrant workers' rights in UAE 2021-11-03 [BWI]

Domestic Workers' Rights Bill A Step Forward 2017-06-08 [Human Rights Watch]

UAE labour law reforms fail to address abuses of workers' rights 2021-11-22 [ITUC]

Dubai delivery workers go on second rare strike this month 2022-05-10 [The Union-Tribune]

UAE: Ramadan timings announced for public sector employees 2022-03-04 [Gulf News]

'Wage theft' in UAE robs African deportees of future 2021-11-12 [Thomson Reuters]

Ensure the right to remedy to hundreds of African workers following racially motivated detentions and deportations 2021-10-26 [Amnesty International]

ITUC-Africa condemns deportation of African migrants by UAE 2021-09-06 [Leadership]

Education International and the Global Campaign for Education condemn GEMS Metropole School's stance on education during the COVID-19 pandemic 2020-08-04 [Education International]

UAE's migrant workers fret over future in coronavirus economy 2020-07-27 [Thomson Reuters Foundation]

UAE to take action against nations refusing repatriation of migrant workers 2020-04-13 [PTI]

Indian consulate in Dubai comes to rescue of stranded worker 2020-01-14 [Khaleej Times]

Mandatory midday break for workers in UAE ends 2019-09-16 [Khaleej times]

Women's union launches Irtiwaa summer campaign for UAE workers 2019-08-23 [Contruction Week]

ITF and UAE step up cooperation 2019-07-08 [ITF]

Migrant workers win labor case against UAE catering company 2019-01-22 [menafn]

Sharjah firefighters put out blaze in labour accommodation 2018-03-12 [khaleejtimes]

Journalists from Switzerland arrested and held for two days in UAE 2017-11-14 [The Local]

Visas for North Korean workers stopped as diplomatic missions shut down 2017-10-13 [Daily Sabah ]

New UAE law protecting household workers lauded by PH 2017-10-13 [Rappler]

99.7% compliance with midday break rule so far 2017-08-16 [Zawya]

UAE to further develop local legislative systems to secure workers' rights 2017-04-05 [zawya]

Unpaid workers urged to complain to UAE ministry before problems escalate 2017-03-13 [The National ]

Ministry of Labour workers jailed for taking bribes totalling more than Dh4m 2017-03-13 [The National]

VIDEO: Meet the Migrant Workers Building Trump International Golf Club in Dubai 2017-01-06 [VICE]

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