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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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]

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

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

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

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

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

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]

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]

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

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]

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

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

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

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]

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

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

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]

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