Protecting Migrant Workers
Migrant workers are, in certain industries, the most vulnerable employees in global supply chains.
Responding to poverty and a lack of jobs in their home countries, millions of workers seek opportunities overseas. In industries such as construction, the ways that migrant workers are recruited and overseen leave them vulnerable to extreme exploitation.
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Still Struggling: Migrant Construction Workers In Qatar During The Pandemic
Our report shows that foreign laborers in Qatar and throughout the Middle East are denied basic labor protections.
Making Workers Pay: Recruitment Of The Migrant Labor Force In The Gulf Construction Industry
A new study from the Center finds that construction companies operating in the Arabian Gulf are able to recruit millions of low-wage migrant workers without incurring the costs of the recruitment process. Instead, in this highly irregular system, most workers themselves are paying for their own recruitment – and much more – before they depart their home countries.
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Gulf Construction Tracker: 2017 Trends in Contract Awards
Our newly launched Gulf Construction Tracker provides the first public online database of new construction projects likely to employ low-wage migrant workers in the Gulf region.