The Progressive Magazine Op-Ed: The United Arab Emirates Is Not Protecting Climate Migrants by Mustafa Qadri

  Written by : Mustafa Qadri, CEO, Equidem A World in Upheaval  We are living through a convulsion of crises, climate disasters erupting with ever greater frequency, mass displacements tearing at the fabric of societies, geopolitical conflicts reshaping trade and supply chains, and authoritarian regimes tightening their grip while democratic norms fray.  At the same…

This week, I’ll be walking into the International Labour Conference with a delegation of gig and platform workers from across the Global Majority. For many of them, this will be the first time their voices reach the corridors of international power. For me, it represents everything we’ve been building toward at Equidem—a moment when the…

Responding to reports of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) arresting and sentencing Bangladeshi nationals who engaged in protests against the Bangladeshi government, Mustafa Qadri, CEO of Equidem stated:  “United Arab Emirates authorities must immediately release all individuals who were arbitrarily detained, convicted and sentenced from 10 years to life in prison within the UAE for…

Labor Rights Groups Launch ‘Coalition on Labor Justice for Migrants in the Gulf’ GENEVA– Leading labor rights organizations, migrant rights organizations, and independent trade unions today announced the launch of the Coalition on Labor Justice for Migrants in the Gulf, the first-ever global labor coalition to demand fundamental labor and human rights for the millions…

Statement by Equidem  “We have been abandoned twice, once by the country we worked in, and  once by the country we belong to. I lost not just my job, but my hope too.  There is no certainty waiting for me, and I do not know what to do or where to  begin.”  — Mohammad Malik,…