"UAE not "making it happen" for its migrants," 28 Apr 2020

[The UAE is] the first [GCC state] to slowly reopen as well, an apparent sign that the situation is improving... less clear is how the country’s migrant worker population... is faring...

workers... have been unable to buy food and pay rent due to fallout from the pandemic...  workers also had pre-existing wage and employment issues that have been exacerbated by the crisis; government complaints offices have been closed, and though only complaint systems are open, responses remain too slow to be effective...

migrants will remain out of work owing to ongoing closures... The financial impact... will continue to reverberate even as the economy reopens.