Author: Hadi Ghaemi
Publisher: Human Rights Watch
ISBN:
Category : Building trades
Languages : en
Pages : 69
Book Description
Recommendations -- Methodology -- Migrant construction workers in the United Arab Emirates -- Exploitation of migrant construction workers -- UAE labor law -- Workers' human rights and government obligations under international law -- Acknowledgments -- Appendix 1. Human Rights Watch letter to UAE Minister of Labor -- Appendix 2. UAE government response to Human Rights Watch's letter.
building towers, cheating workers
Author: Hadi Ghaemi
Publisher: Human Rights Watch
ISBN:
Category : Building trades
Languages : en
Pages : 69
Book Description
Recommendations -- Methodology -- Migrant construction workers in the United Arab Emirates -- Exploitation of migrant construction workers -- UAE labor law -- Workers' human rights and government obligations under international law -- Acknowledgments -- Appendix 1. Human Rights Watch letter to UAE Minister of Labor -- Appendix 2. UAE government response to Human Rights Watch's letter.
Publisher: Human Rights Watch
ISBN:
Category : Building trades
Languages : en
Pages : 69
Book Description
Recommendations -- Methodology -- Migrant construction workers in the United Arab Emirates -- Exploitation of migrant construction workers -- UAE labor law -- Workers' human rights and government obligations under international law -- Acknowledgments -- Appendix 1. Human Rights Watch letter to UAE Minister of Labor -- Appendix 2. UAE government response to Human Rights Watch's letter.
Building Towers, Cheating Workers
Author: Hadi Ghaemi
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Alien labor
Languages : en
Pages : 82
Book Description
Recommendations. To the government of the United Arab Emirates - To the governments of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka -- To the governments of the United States, the European Union, and Australia. -- Methodology. -- Migrant construction workers in the United Arab Emirates. Visibility of migrant worker grievances. -- Exploitation of migrant construction workers: The recruitment process - Unpaid wages - Low wages - Confiscation of passports - Safety and health hazards. -- UAE labor law. Government mechanisms addressing labor disputes - Deficiences in the law. -- Workers' human rights and government obligations under international law. UAE membership in the ILO - Other international standards. -- Achnowledgments. -- Appendix 1: Human Rights Watch letter to UAE Minister of Labor. -- Appendix 2: UAE government response to Human Rights Watch's letter.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Alien labor
Languages : en
Pages : 82
Book Description
Recommendations. To the government of the United Arab Emirates - To the governments of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka -- To the governments of the United States, the European Union, and Australia. -- Methodology. -- Migrant construction workers in the United Arab Emirates. Visibility of migrant worker grievances. -- Exploitation of migrant construction workers: The recruitment process - Unpaid wages - Low wages - Confiscation of passports - Safety and health hazards. -- UAE labor law. Government mechanisms addressing labor disputes - Deficiences in the law. -- Workers' human rights and government obligations under international law. UAE membership in the ILO - Other international standards. -- Achnowledgments. -- Appendix 1: Human Rights Watch letter to UAE Minister of Labor. -- Appendix 2: UAE government response to Human Rights Watch's letter.
The Uae's Draft Labor Law
Author:
Publisher: Human Rights Watch
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 18
Book Description
Reports on the exclusion of provitions on workers' rights to organize and bargain collectively in the labour law reforms.
Publisher: Human Rights Watch
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 18
Book Description
Reports on the exclusion of provitions on workers' rights to organize and bargain collectively in the labour law reforms.
Facets of Security in the United Arab Emirates
Author: William Gueraiche
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1000532720
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has elaborated its own philosophy of security. Driven by emergencies and increasing risks, both in the region and globally, Emirati authorities have developed a sense of anticipation as well as an agility to react promptly to new threats through the ability to assess the risks in any given situation. War and the avatars of conflict are a constant reality in the Middle East. Transnational threats, including the regional context, the war in Yemen, insecurity in the Levant and tensions with Iran affect the overall stability of the Peninsula and consequently that of the UAE. Owing to the inclusion of the UAE in the networks of globalization, non-traditional security issues are not relegated to the background. Issues such as COVID-19, immigration, cybersecurity and human trafficking need to be addressed domestically as well as globally. This volume offers a comprehensive and multifaceted examination of the traditional and non-traditional security measures present in the UAE that allow the country to remain politically stable in an otherwise volatile region, and aims to offer a comprehensive overview of all forms of security in the UAE.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1000532720
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has elaborated its own philosophy of security. Driven by emergencies and increasing risks, both in the region and globally, Emirati authorities have developed a sense of anticipation as well as an agility to react promptly to new threats through the ability to assess the risks in any given situation. War and the avatars of conflict are a constant reality in the Middle East. Transnational threats, including the regional context, the war in Yemen, insecurity in the Levant and tensions with Iran affect the overall stability of the Peninsula and consequently that of the UAE. Owing to the inclusion of the UAE in the networks of globalization, non-traditional security issues are not relegated to the background. Issues such as COVID-19, immigration, cybersecurity and human trafficking need to be addressed domestically as well as globally. This volume offers a comprehensive and multifaceted examination of the traditional and non-traditional security measures present in the UAE that allow the country to remain politically stable in an otherwise volatile region, and aims to offer a comprehensive overview of all forms of security in the UAE.
The United Arab Emirates
Author: Kristian Coates Ulrichsen
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1317603109
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 271
Book Description
Led by Dubai and Abu Dhabi, the UAE has become deeply embedded in the contemporary system of international power, politics, and policy-making. Only an independent state since 1971, the seven emirates that constitute the UAE represent not only the most successful Arab federal experiment but also the most durable. However, the 2008 financial crisis and its aftermath underscored the continuing imbalance between Abu Dhabi and Dubai and the five northern emirates. Meanwhile, the post-2011 security crackdown revealed the acute sensitivity of officials in Abu Dhabi to social inequalities and economic disparities across the federation. The United Arab Emirates: Power, Politics, and Policymaking charts the various processes of state formation and political and economic development that have enabled the UAE to emerge as a significant regional power and major player in the post Arab Spring reordering of Middle East and North African Politics, as well as the closest partner of the US in military and security affairs in the region. It also explores the seamier underside of that growth in terms of the condition of migrant workers, recent interventions in Libya and Yemen, and, latterly, one of the highest rates of political prisoners per capita in the world. The book concludes with a discussion of the likely policy challenges that the UAE will face in coming years, especially as it moves towards its fiftieth anniversary in 2021. Providing a comprehensive and accessible assessment of the UAE, this book will be a vital resource for students and scholars of International Relations and Middle East Studies, as well as non-specialists with an interest in the United Arab Emirates and its global position.
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1317603109
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 271
Book Description
Led by Dubai and Abu Dhabi, the UAE has become deeply embedded in the contemporary system of international power, politics, and policy-making. Only an independent state since 1971, the seven emirates that constitute the UAE represent not only the most successful Arab federal experiment but also the most durable. However, the 2008 financial crisis and its aftermath underscored the continuing imbalance between Abu Dhabi and Dubai and the five northern emirates. Meanwhile, the post-2011 security crackdown revealed the acute sensitivity of officials in Abu Dhabi to social inequalities and economic disparities across the federation. The United Arab Emirates: Power, Politics, and Policymaking charts the various processes of state formation and political and economic development that have enabled the UAE to emerge as a significant regional power and major player in the post Arab Spring reordering of Middle East and North African Politics, as well as the closest partner of the US in military and security affairs in the region. It also explores the seamier underside of that growth in terms of the condition of migrant workers, recent interventions in Libya and Yemen, and, latterly, one of the highest rates of political prisoners per capita in the world. The book concludes with a discussion of the likely policy challenges that the UAE will face in coming years, especially as it moves towards its fiftieth anniversary in 2021. Providing a comprehensive and accessible assessment of the UAE, this book will be a vital resource for students and scholars of International Relations and Middle East Studies, as well as non-specialists with an interest in the United Arab Emirates and its global position.
Human Rights in the Middle East
Author: M. Monshipouri
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 1137001984
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 267
Book Description
The authors provide a systematic analysis of looking beyond the abuses of human rights in the Middle East with a view toward problematizing traditional doctrinal thinking and concepts in the region, ascertaining comparative and historical roots of human rights abuses in the Middle East.
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 1137001984
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 267
Book Description
The authors provide a systematic analysis of looking beyond the abuses of human rights in the Middle East with a view toward problematizing traditional doctrinal thinking and concepts in the region, ascertaining comparative and historical roots of human rights abuses in the Middle East.
Contract Workers, Risk, and the War in Iraq
Author: Kevin J.A. Thomas
Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN: 0773552162
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
In 2003, just before the start of the US invasion of Iraq, military planners predicted that the mission’s success would depend on using diverse sources for their workforce. While thousands of US troops were needed to secure victory in the field, large numbers of civilian contractors – many from poor countries in Africa and Asia – were recruited to provide a range of services for the occupying forces. In Contract Workers, Risk, and the War in Iraq Kevin Thomas provides a compelling account of the recruitment of Sierra Leonean workers and their reasons for embracing the risks of migration. In recent years US military bases have outsourced contracts for services to private military corporations who recruit and capitalize on cheaper low-skilled workers. Thomas argues that for people from post-conflict countries such as Sierra Leone, where there are high levels of poverty and acute unemployment, the opportunity to improve their situation outweighs the risk of migration to war-torn Iraq. Examining migrants’ experiences in their native country, at US bases, and after their return to Sierra Leone, Thomas deftly explores the intricate dynamics of risk, sets up a theoretical framework for future researchers, and offers policy recommendations for decision-makers and practitioners in the field. Incorporating the voices of Sierra Leonean contractors who were manipulated and exploited, Contract Workers, Risk, and the War in Iraq turns the spotlight on a subject that has remained on the periphery of history and reveals an unexpected consequence of the War on Terror.
Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN: 0773552162
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
In 2003, just before the start of the US invasion of Iraq, military planners predicted that the mission’s success would depend on using diverse sources for their workforce. While thousands of US troops were needed to secure victory in the field, large numbers of civilian contractors – many from poor countries in Africa and Asia – were recruited to provide a range of services for the occupying forces. In Contract Workers, Risk, and the War in Iraq Kevin Thomas provides a compelling account of the recruitment of Sierra Leonean workers and their reasons for embracing the risks of migration. In recent years US military bases have outsourced contracts for services to private military corporations who recruit and capitalize on cheaper low-skilled workers. Thomas argues that for people from post-conflict countries such as Sierra Leone, where there are high levels of poverty and acute unemployment, the opportunity to improve their situation outweighs the risk of migration to war-torn Iraq. Examining migrants’ experiences in their native country, at US bases, and after their return to Sierra Leone, Thomas deftly explores the intricate dynamics of risk, sets up a theoretical framework for future researchers, and offers policy recommendations for decision-makers and practitioners in the field. Incorporating the voices of Sierra Leonean contractors who were manipulated and exploited, Contract Workers, Risk, and the War in Iraq turns the spotlight on a subject that has remained on the periphery of history and reveals an unexpected consequence of the War on Terror.
Routledge Handbook on Labour in Construction and Human Settlements
Author: Edmundo Werna
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1003809316
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 265
Book Description
Routledge Handbook on Labour in Construction and Human Settlements presents a detailed and comprehensive examination of the relationship between labour and the built environment, and synergises these critical focus areas in innovative ways. This unrivalled edited collection of chapters analyses problems and presents possible solutions related to the employment and conditions of workers in the construction industry. It provides comprehensive coverage of the relationship between the global workforce and the built environment and is divided into four topical areas: how labour and the built environment relate to development; employment generation in the built environment; quality of employment in the built environment; and the impact of the built environment on labour in other sectors. Underpinning the entire book is the premise that the way the built environment is produced, and its main products – buildings, cities and towns – have an impact on large numbers of workers. At the same time, the quality of the built environment requires construction workers who are well trained and with good working conditions. While cities and towns are the engines of economic growth, they will not be able to fulfil their economic potential if poverty in the workforce is not addressed. Those who are unemployed, underemployed or work in unfavourable conditions cannot fully contribute to production, and at the same time are limited in their ability to purchase goods and services – therefore limiting economic growth and restricting improvements in their living standards. In addition, investments in infrastructure, housing and inner-city redevelopment cannot be sustainable if labour issues – i.e., poverty – are not addressed. This book aims at analysing this complex set of issues comprehensively and will be essential reading to a wide range of researchers across the interdisciplinary intersections of construction, business and management, economic development, urban studies, sociology, political science and project management.
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1003809316
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 265
Book Description
Routledge Handbook on Labour in Construction and Human Settlements presents a detailed and comprehensive examination of the relationship between labour and the built environment, and synergises these critical focus areas in innovative ways. This unrivalled edited collection of chapters analyses problems and presents possible solutions related to the employment and conditions of workers in the construction industry. It provides comprehensive coverage of the relationship between the global workforce and the built environment and is divided into four topical areas: how labour and the built environment relate to development; employment generation in the built environment; quality of employment in the built environment; and the impact of the built environment on labour in other sectors. Underpinning the entire book is the premise that the way the built environment is produced, and its main products – buildings, cities and towns – have an impact on large numbers of workers. At the same time, the quality of the built environment requires construction workers who are well trained and with good working conditions. While cities and towns are the engines of economic growth, they will not be able to fulfil their economic potential if poverty in the workforce is not addressed. Those who are unemployed, underemployed or work in unfavourable conditions cannot fully contribute to production, and at the same time are limited in their ability to purchase goods and services – therefore limiting economic growth and restricting improvements in their living standards. In addition, investments in infrastructure, housing and inner-city redevelopment cannot be sustainable if labour issues – i.e., poverty – are not addressed. This book aims at analysing this complex set of issues comprehensively and will be essential reading to a wide range of researchers across the interdisciplinary intersections of construction, business and management, economic development, urban studies, sociology, political science and project management.
Making the World Global
Author: Isaac A. Kamola
Publisher: Duke University Press
ISBN: 1478005610
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 167
Book Description
Following World War II the American government and philanthropic foundations fundamentally remade American universities into sites for producing knowledge about the world as a collection of distinct nation-states. As neoliberal reforms took hold in the 1980s, visions of the world made popular within area studies and international studies found themselves challenged by ideas and educational policies that originated in business schools and international financial institutions. Academics within these institutions reimagined the world instead as a single global market and higher education as a commodity to be bought and sold. By the 1990s, American universities embraced this language of globalization, and globalization eventually became the organizing logic of higher education. In Making the World Global Isaac A. Kamola examines how the relationships among universities, the American state, philanthropic organizations, and international financial institutions created the conditions that made it possible to imagine the world as global. Examining the Center for International Studies, Harvard Business School, the World Bank, the Social Science Research Council, and NYU, Kamola demonstrates that how we imagine the world is always symptomatic of the material relations within which knowledge is produced.
Publisher: Duke University Press
ISBN: 1478005610
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 167
Book Description
Following World War II the American government and philanthropic foundations fundamentally remade American universities into sites for producing knowledge about the world as a collection of distinct nation-states. As neoliberal reforms took hold in the 1980s, visions of the world made popular within area studies and international studies found themselves challenged by ideas and educational policies that originated in business schools and international financial institutions. Academics within these institutions reimagined the world instead as a single global market and higher education as a commodity to be bought and sold. By the 1990s, American universities embraced this language of globalization, and globalization eventually became the organizing logic of higher education. In Making the World Global Isaac A. Kamola examines how the relationships among universities, the American state, philanthropic organizations, and international financial institutions created the conditions that made it possible to imagine the world as global. Examining the Center for International Studies, Harvard Business School, the World Bank, the Social Science Research Council, and NYU, Kamola demonstrates that how we imagine the world is always symptomatic of the material relations within which knowledge is produced.
The Gulf States in International Political Economy
Author: Kristian Coates Ulrichsen
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 1137385618
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 277
Book Description
Kristian Coates Ulrichsen documents the startling rise of the Arab Gulf States as regional powers with international reach and provides a definitive account of how they have become embedded in the global system of power, politics, and policy-making.
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 1137385618
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 277
Book Description
Kristian Coates Ulrichsen documents the startling rise of the Arab Gulf States as regional powers with international reach and provides a definitive account of how they have become embedded in the global system of power, politics, and policy-making.