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27 Apr 2017

New study examines the business drivers behind the exploitative recruitment of migrant labour for the Gulf construction industry

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A new study released by the Centre for Business and Human Rights reveals the involvement of Gulf-based construction companies in the financial exploitation faced by migrant workers throughout the recruitment process. The report, "Making Workers Pay: Recruitment of the Migrant Labor Force in the Gulf Construction Industry", is based on interviews with migrant construction workers and industry professionals in India, Bangaldesh, Qatar, and the UAE. The report finds that migrant workers shoulder the burden of financing their recruitment to the Gulf states, thereby exempting companies from bearing the costs of recruitment.