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“Please save us” – plea from abandoned seafarers on sanctioned ship in UAE

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“Please save us” – plea from abandoned seafarers on sanctioned ship in UAE [ITF] 08-09-2025

/ Ukraine UAE must act now to end shocking abandonment of seafarers on sanctioned ship [ITF] 01-09-2025

/ United Arab Emirates Union boss invokes slavery, oppression and water slides in Instagram attack on Dubai [The Morning Herald] 19-01-2024

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

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

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“Please save us” – plea from abandoned seafarers on sanctioned ship in UAE 2025-09-08 [ITF]

Ukraine UAE must act now to end shocking abandonment of seafarers on sanctioned ship 2025-09-01 [ITF]

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United Arab Emirates Australia should not proceed with trade agreement negotiations with UAE until widespread workers’ rights abuses are addressed 2023-12-16 [ACTU]

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

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United Arab Emirates Gulf States: Migrant Workers at Serious Risk from Dangerous Heat 2023-05-31 [Human Rights Watch]

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

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