Pressure mounts for Gulf labour reform - 24 Jan 08

Their living and working conditions are described by rights groups as atrocious. An estimated six million migrant workers , mostly from Asia, who are helping to build the rich Gulf economies. But international pressure for an end to what some term slavery appears to be having an impact . Officials from GCC states and their Asian counterparts, have been meeting in Abu Dhabi to discuss migrant workers. Hashem Ahelbarra reports.

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[thutmoseIII]

Actually Muslims from Asia and Africa workforce are the main victims of Gulf States. The only religion that these kinds of people know is greed. The Gulf States should remember how thy where before the oil and stop abusing people.

[jaunkarachi]

Dear Al Jazeera how are immigrant workers doing in Qatar?

[samuelpucci]

shame on bahrain !

[vford43]

I am soooo disappointed in UAE. I will not be traveling there anytime soon

[inder19852000]

India is developing fastly. So there will be shortage of migrant workers in the coming decades in the Gulf. A solely profit-oriented society will not sustain for long

[suhailshafi]

This is a good thing - finally the govts in these countries are trying to improve conditions for workers.

[muktharin1972]

the one side we need to blame arab employers and the other side some indian bastards possing as managers and boss doing the same inhumanity things.

[nafism6969]

I am a muslim.

unfortunately, it is our own fault that we have situations like this.

We have abandoned our Qur'an and the ways of our beloved Prophet Muhammad.

and thus, the Lord has humiliated us in many ways. we only have ourselves to blame.  Our religion (Islam) is beautiful. and God is the Most Beautiful. But human beings have problems.

[suprabuddha]

well at the very least I can spell "idiot" calm down and buy a dictionary osama.

[davies545]

your are fucking idoit stop commenting you fucking retard. BRAINWASHED

[gaajo99]

I rather die than work for an Arab boss in an Arab country. I thought Muslims were all brothers, LOL.