...Two years ago, the UAE government wouldn’t have held such a meeting. But times have changed. Not only did GBI sponsor an event cohosted by the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Abu Dhabi, but the World Economic Forum also followed up this event with a workshop on the topic of business and human rights in the UAE...While the GBI discussions covered many important topics relating to these issues, there was particular focus on two issues that multinational companies like GE must take seriously in order to fulfill our responsibility to respect human rights: gender equality and migrant workers.