Migrant domestic workers from Bangladesh enjoy little protection from their government, but they’re not alone.
Bangladeshi Workers Organize to Protect Their Most Valuable Export: Themselves
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Migrant domestic workers from Bangladesh enjoy little protection from their government, but they’re not alone.
In the smallest Gulf kingdoms, upwards of 90 percent of residents are immigrant laborers. Many face unspeakable abuse.
One of the sub-plots in last year’s critically acclaimed film Syriana tells the story of two young Pakistani Âguest workers in an unnamed Persian Gulf nation who, after years of resentment over miserable living conditions, are taken in by a radical cleric and recruited to be suicide bombers. The film is an all too accurate portrayal of the exploitation of Âguest workers in many Gulf countries, and how these conditions can cause instability.