Slave labour in Dubai, UAE

This video says about itself:

Slaves of Dubai

Most people know Dubai for its massive skyscrapers and luxurious hotels, but few know that the city was built by modern-day slaves.

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For months, the BBC’s Ben Anderson hung out around the glittering, insane towers springing up in Dubai trying to infiltrate the community of expatriate workers who are putting them up. What he found when he finally got in was that the jewel of the Arab world is almost entirely built upon imported slave labor.

94 arrested, accused of plotting against United Arab Emirates: here.

Three British holidaymakers suffered torture, beatings and electric shocks at the hands of police following their arrest in the United Arab Emirates last summer, human rights charity Reprieve said today: here.

Three British holidaymakers being held in Dubai on drugs charges faced a policeman alleged to have been involved in their torture in court today: here.

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