Global Slavery Index 2018: Arab States Report

Publication language
English
Pages
44pp
Date published
07 Jan 2019
Publisher
Walk Free Foundation
Type
Research, reports and studies
Keywords
International law, Protection, human rights & security, Forced displacement and migration
Countries
Syria, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Lebanon, Jordan, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Oman

While much remains to be done in the Arab States region to better address all forms of modern slavery, some positive steps are being taken. Most notably, after several years of persistent lobbying from international rights groups and worker’s unions, the Government of Qatar has pledged a series of labour reforms to improve the treatment of migrant workers there.