Workers at the heart of the United Arab Emirates's renewable and gig sectors, and at the site that hosted the UN Climate Change Conference (COP28) have left homes in Africa and Asia because of climate change only to be subjected to physical abuse, heat stress, exploitation and discrimination.
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Equidem is a human rights and labour rights organisation. We work globally and locally to expose injustice and hidden human rights abuses; to provide practical solutions to the most intractable human rights challenges; and to build powerful community-led coalitions that empower the individual and the community.
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Discrimination and forced labour practices on Expo 2020 Dubai
The human rights impacts of COVID-19 on migrant workers in the Gulf
