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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



Other news


United Arab Emirates ITUC-Africa slams UAE over rising cases of abuse against African migrants 2025-09-24 [Nigerian Tribune]

“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]

United Arab Emirates Trade deal is no deal for workers 2024-09-27 [NZCTU]

Emirates staff to get pay hike, education allowance 2024-07-01 [Khaleej Times]

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

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

Global 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]

Malestar y preocupación ante la falta de respuestas del gobierno 2023-10-23 [Rel UITA]

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

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

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

Noelia Di Paula (SUNCA): “Es muy difícil frenar la violencia de género si la respuesta oficial es la impunidad” 2022-12-17 [PIT-CNT]

United Arab Emirates 100 Punjabi workers stranded in Abu Dhabi, seek Centre’s help 2022-10-26 [IANS]

Alerta: negociación salarial de la salud privada 2022-10-15 [SMU]

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

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

United Arab Emirates Nepali journalist arrested in UAE 2022-03-10 [IFJ]

La reforma laboral de los EAU no aborda los abusos de los derechos de los trabajadores 2021-11-25 [CSI]

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

Sjøfolk sluppet fri etter ett år isolert på norskeid skip 2021-02-10 [VG]

Дубай выделил 2 миллиарда долларов на поддержку авиакомпании Emirates 2020-09-01 [www.solidarnost.org]

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

Norway Norsk Fysioterapeutforbund boikotter verdenskongress i Dubai 2019-11-26 [Unio]

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

La ITF y los EAU intensifican su cooperación 2019-07-09 [ITF]

Global ITF und Vereinigte Arabische Emirate intensivieren Zusammenarbeit 2019-07-09 [ITF]

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

United Arab Emirates Maritime union RMT on the sale of P&O Ferries to Dubai Ports World 2019-02-20 [RMT]

United Arab Emirates University of Birmingham UCU members vote to refuse Dubai campus work 2018-11-23 [UCU]

United Arab Emirates Teachers quit in droves for Gulf posts 2018-10-01 [Sunday Times]

United Arab Emirates Nepali workers' GCC forums discuss key issues in Dubai http://kathmandupost.ekantipur.com/news/2018-08-25/nepali-workers-gcc-forums-discuss-key-issues-in-dubai 2018-08-26 [The kathmandu post]

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

United Arab Emirates Российский экипаж арестованного в ОАЭ судна вернулся в Приморье 2017-11-16 [КТР]

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

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

USA עובדים במגרשי גולף של טראמפ בדובאי מתלוננים על הלנת שכר במשך חודשים 2017-09-01 [הארץ]

Kuwait גם במדינות המפרץ מנסים להיפטר מעובדים זרים 2017-09-01 [דה מרקר]

United Arab Emirates Late Wages for Migrant Workers at a Trump Golf Course in Dubai 2017-08-27 [NYTimes]

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

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

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

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