By The Numbers (January 2016 - March 2023)
These numbers are based on publicly reported allegations of labour rights abuse against migrant workers in the six Gulf Cooperation Council countries (Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and UAE), in which businesses are implicated. The actual numbers of incidents of abuse and affected migrant workers are believed to be higher.
695
Allegations
Publicly reported regarding migrant worker abuse by companies since Jan 2016
53.8k
Workers
Impacted in the documented cases
51%
Qatar
We've tracked 459 cases of abuse against migrant workers in Qatar
26%
UAE
We've tracked 235 cases of abuse against migrant workers in the UAE
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