Dubai labourers: A matter of life and death

By Hannah Price and Hannah Price Hannah Price2008-10-03T00:00:00

The scene in February 2008 after a bridge under construction collapsed on a site in Dubai Marina, killing seven Indian workers

For too long, Dubai’s labourers have had to put up with dangerous working conditions on site and miserable living conditions off it. Can a voluntary charter set up by a group of contractors change anything? They certainly think so

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