"Breaking the wall of resistance: Why mere reforms are not enough," 10 Aug 2020

The plight of migrant workers...The inequity we bemoan thrives in the fertile silences of the complicit – not just citizens, but also the foreigners who find their fortunes here, the corporations that profit from the exploitative policies, international agencies...

The Gulf states will tease out reforms... when all they have to do is set it in motion globally established practices...

The government should have recovered funds from companies that have violated workers contracts and the law, paid the workers and blacklisted them from bidding for future projects.

[and] set up easily accessible shelters and food banks to enable workers to fight their case without the worry of destitution...

Companies that recruit workers transnationally should pay a surety bond that can be tapped into in times of crisis.