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Deserted in the sands: migrant workers in the UAE

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Around 12 million foreign workers are estimated to live in the Gulf, where they are forbidden to form labour unions. Some progress on workers' rights has been achieved, and the labour laws on the books in certain countries, including the UAE, does technically protect workers, Azfar Khan, a senior migration specialist at the International Labour Organisation, told Al Jazeera.

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