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The 2005 Labour Law was amended in 2013, which provided Saudi police and labor authorities with the power to enforce the provisions of the Labor Law against undocumented laborers. [109] Punishments included both detention and deportation. [109] The 2005 Labour Law was again amended in 2015, introducing more extensive labor protections.
Countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries have the highest population of Pakistani prisoners. [5] 2,224 Indians are in jails in Saudi Arabia and 1,606 in the United Arab Emirates. [6] In May 2020, 1000 Bangladeshi labourers who were in prisons and detention camps in the Middle East were allowed to go home.
The GCC area is the most popular destination for temporary labour migrants worldwide. [6] The UAE's economy is the largest consumer market in the Middle East and is one of the largest Arab economies, second to Saudi Arabia. Its natural resources made it one of the world’s richest high (high-average income) countries.
Labour City is a newly opened migrant camp for foreign workers in Qatar. Located on the outskirts of Doha , it is designed to hold 68,640 people. Qatar, responding to intense international criticism over mistreatment of migrant workers constructing facilities for the 2022 FIFA World Cup , built the camp for an estimated €750 million.
The International Labour Organization said "Qatar is the first country in the region to introduce a non-discriminatory minimum wage, which is a part of a series of historical reforms of the country's labour laws", [54] while the campaign group Migrant Rights said the new minimum wage was too low to meet migrant workers' need with Qatar's high ...
* indicates "Labor in COUNTRY or TERRITORY" or "Economy of COUNTRY or TERRITORY" links. Country (or area) Agriculture [%] [2] Industry [%] [3] Services [%] [4] Date of information Afghanistan * 46 18 36 2020 Albania * 35 22 44 2021 Algeria * 10 31 59 2021 American Samoa * 34 33 33 1990 Andorra * 0.4 4.7 94.9 2010 Angola * 59 8 34 2021
The alleged labour injustices in Dubai have attracted the attention of various Human Rights groups, which have tried to persuade the government to become a signatory to two of the International Labour Organization's 7 core conventions, which allows for the formation of labour unions. The Dubai government has denied any kind of labour injustices ...
As a result of the criticism, the Dubai government closed down 100 labour camps that failed to meet basic standards set by the Dubai Municipality. [5] In the past couple of years, [when?] Muhaisnah has had a number of new residential projects being constructed, mainly due to the Expo 2020 construction boom in Dubai. [citation needed]