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UAE: Protect Migrant Workers During Pandemic

Promising Commitments; Proper Implementation, Additional Measures Needed

 
(Beirut) – United Arab Emirates authorities should ensure that migrant workers receive adequate protection during the Covid-19 pandemic, a coalition of 16 nongovernmental organizations and trade unions said on April 10, 2020 in a letter to the UAE human resources and emiratization minister, Nasser bin Thani Al Hamli. The groups include Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, and Migrant-Rights.org. 

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