“The cost of contagion”: the human rights impacts of COVID-19 on migrant workers in the Gulf

“The cost of contagion”: the human rights impacts of COVID-19 on migrant workers in the Gulf

“The cost of contagion”: the human rights impacts of COVID-19 on migrant workers in the Gulf

 Author: Equidem

 Year Published: 2020

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Equidem, a new charity dedicated to promoting the human rights of the most marginalised globally, released a new report that documents widespread discrimination and modern slavery in one of the wealthiest parts of the world. The report, “The Cost Of Contagion: The human rights impacts of COVID-19 on migrant workers in the Gulf”, is based on over 200 interviews with migrant workers, and is the largest independent human rights study on the impacts of COVID-19 on low-wage workers in the Gulf region.  
Speakers:
  • Dome Okuku (Equidem Kenya Researcher),
  • Mustafa Qadri (Equidem Executive Director),
  • Namrata Raju (Equidem India Director),
  • Prof. Surya Deva UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights.
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