Dubai Labor Fighting Back Vs. Indentured Globalization
Against The Current vol. 132

http://www.solidarity-us.org/node/1325
Date Written:  2008-01-01
Publisher:  Against The Current
Year Published:  2008
Resource Type:  Article
Cx Number:  CX13357

October, 2007 saw the government of the United Arab Emirates halfway through a "humane" immigration amnesty which, in turn, paved the way for a clampdown on labour. In November a huge strike wave erupted, culminating in pitched battles between militant laborers and Dubai police.

Subject Headings

• Bondage
• Deportation
• Exploitation
• Immigration Policy
• Labour Camps
• Labour Migration
• Labour Organizing
• Labour Standards
• Negotiation
• Oligarchy
• State-sponsored Violence
• Strikes
• Union-busting
• United Arab Emirates
• Workers' Health & Safety
• Working Conditions