Many of the oil rich countries on the Arabian Peninsula depend on migrant labour to build their cities and run their economies. These workers are not allowed to organise and usually work in unsafe conditions for low pay. Ten workers from Bangladesh died late last month when their labour camp caught fire. These deaths are not isolated incidents. Israel has now moved to deport hundreds of its migrant workers amid a nationalist and racist scapegoat campaign by the Government.
Many of the oil rich countries on the Arabian Peninsula depend on migrant labour to build their cities and run their economies. These workers are not allowed to organise and usually work in unsafe conditions for low pay. Ten workers from Bangladesh died late last month when their labour camp caught fire. These deaths are not isolated incidents. Israel has now moved to deport hundreds of its migrant workers amid a nationalist and racist scapegoat campaign by the Government.
