‘Stay silent on human rights to strike deals, Gulf states tell UK’, 13 March 2023 “Shut up about human rights if you want to make deals in the Middle East. That’s the warning from a gulf state minister ahead of trade negotiations due to begin Monday, as Britain seeks to deepen economic ties in the...
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Equidem report Launch: “EXPOsed: Discrimination and forced labour practices at Expo 2020 Dubai”
Equidem launched its report “EXPOsed: Discrimination and forced labour practices on Expo Dubai 2020” on February 2, 2022. Speakers included: Dome Okuku, Equidem Kenya researcher, Mustafa Qadri, Equidem CEO, Namrata Raju, Equidem, India Director, Sharan Burrow, General-Secretary of the International Trade Union Confederation, and Bhim Shrestha of Shramik Sanjal (a Nepalese migrant worker network). The...
The Dark Side of Dubai – The Dubai They Don’t Want You to See or Know
In this episode we bring to you the struggles of a young Black African girl in Dubai. We all love Dubai for several reasons but beneath the glitz and glam lies dark and sad stories of thousands of Immigrants. Dubai is beautiful but its not what it seems or being portrayed on Tv, Before you...
The Other Side of Dubai – Walking Through a Labour Camp
Dubai labour camps are home to thousands of predominantly South-Asian labourers who, through cheap labour have built the insane sky scrapers and buildings you see in the city. The labourers in this city live a completely different life.