Reports
Rush to renewables: Toward migrant worker rights and a just energy transition in the Gulf
No region is immune to the reality of the climate crisis: extreme weather events, mass climate-induced migration, and direct consequences for the cultures, livelihoods, and lives of workers and communities In response, even the world’s most notorious petrostates have rightly joined the global effort to avert climate catastrophe Between 2013 and 2022, the Gulf Cooperation…
Climate Change In The World Of Work: Violence at The Systemic Edge
A systemic edge is a site where general conditions take extreme forms. Climate-impacted workers are at a systemic edge: they are pushed out of their livelihoods and their homes and enter employment far below decent work standards. This research brief compiles the experiences of 700 climate impacted workers from Asia and Africa who find employment…
Unjust Transitions: Climate Migration, Heat Stress, and Labour Exploitation in the United Arab Emirates
Workers at the heart of the United Arab Emirates’s renewable and gig sectors, and at the site that will host the UN Climate Change Conference (COP28) have left homes in Africa and Asia because of climate change only to be subjected to physical abuse, heat stress, exploitation and discrimination, a new report from Equidem reveals….
Broken Promises: Forced Labour in Saudi Arabia and the Fast Tracked World Cup Bid
“One day I was feeling pain in my body, so I took rest for a while. The supervisor came and abused me and slapped me twice. After that I was instructed and threatened that if this happens again, I will be fired from the job.” – *Kamal, an Indian maintenance worker employed in Jeddah, Kingdom…
“If We Complain, We Are Fired” Discrimination and Exploitation of Migrant Construction Workers on FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Stadium Sites
In this report, migrant workers from Africa and Asia employed as construction workers and security guards at FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 stadiums describe – in their own words, efforts made by their employers to cover up or evade investigations into worker deaths, nationality-based discrimination, wage theft, illegal recruitment, forced labour, overwork, workplace violence, health…
“We Work Like Robots” Discrimination and Exploitation of Migrant Workers in FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Hotels
“Here, the salary is not about what you bring to the table. I will never get the same salary as an Arab colleague. There is a lot of discrimination against people from Africa. We are only hired in some types of jobs – security, housekeeping, the kitchen.”[0.2] A GHANAIAN WORKER EMPLOYED AT CROWNE PLAZA, THE…
