As the United Arab Emirates launched its first labour and human rights conference in co-operation with the United Nations, Saqr Ghobash, the minister of labour, last week announced a raft of measures that aim to tighten compliance with existing regulations.
“The UAE has the political will to meet its requirements,” he said. “We do not imagine we are perfect – we know there are challenges but we are tackling them in terms of legislation and execution of those laws.”
The treatment of workers during the petrodollar and credit-fuelled construction boom has become a growing irritant for Dubai. Campaigners say the city is a magnet for the trafficking of construction, domestic and sex workers.
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