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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Rory Sullivan

Dubai’s Expo 2020 hit by allegations of migrant worker exploitation

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Migrant workers at Dubai’s multibillion-dollar Expo 2020 in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) face widespread labour exploitation and racial discrimination, according to a new report by a human rights group.

Workers at the event - including security guards, bar staff and cleaners - say they were made to pay illegal recruitment fees, had their passports confiscated and wages withheld, found the report by the London-based consultancy Equidem.

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