"COVID-19 makes Gulf countries' abuse of migrant workers impossible to ignore," 30 Apr 2020

Throughout the Gulf, COVID-19 is shining a spotlight on the unsanitary, overcrowded conditions many migrant workers live in, and their precarious legal status...

the consequences of denying people their basic rights are impossible to ignore...

governments and businesses in the GCC could start to turn the tide on years of abuse. Gulf countries must start to treat migrant workers equally and eliminate all systems that discriminate against them...

[7 actions for governments and businesses]

1. Ensure migrant workers have adequate living conditions...
2. Make sure everyone is fairly paid...
3. Ensure people get health care and sick pay...
4. Ensure access to information...
5. Provide for workers who are stranded in the country...
6. That no one is detained solely for breaking quarantine rules...
7. Don't forget domestic workers