migrant women in the United Arab Emirates
migrant women in the United Arab Emirates
migrant women in the United Arab Emirates
Create successful ePaper yourself
Turn your PDF publications into a flip-book with our unique Google optimized e-Paper software.
2. Migrants com<strong>in</strong>g from countries such as Sudan (540), Iran (524), Pakistan (7’003)<br />
and Egypt (378) fall under <strong>the</strong> category of domestics but may be perform<strong>in</strong>g o<strong>the</strong>r<br />
jobs or are migrat<strong>in</strong>g to look for suitable job prospects.<br />
3. It seems possible that a large number of <strong>migrant</strong>s from Pakistan are mostly male<br />
gardeners.<br />
4. The Sudanese and Bangladeshis listed as domestic workers may <strong>in</strong>clude children<br />
hired for camel rac<strong>in</strong>g (a sector where traffick<strong>in</strong>g of children seems to be highly<br />
practiced) 12 .<br />
5. Iranians and Egyptians are good examples of <strong>migrant</strong>s who come look<strong>in</strong>g for better<br />
opportunities. A very m<strong>in</strong>imal number of Egyptian <strong>women</strong> reportedly work <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
<strong>United</strong> <strong>Arab</strong> <strong>Emirates</strong> as domestic workers.<br />
12 See also <strong>the</strong> comments by <strong>the</strong> ILO Committee of Experts on <strong>the</strong> application of Conventions and<br />
Recommendations with regard to <strong>the</strong> application by UAE of Convention No. 29 on Forced Labour, Report III<br />
(Part 1A), International Labour Conference, 90 th Session, 2002.<br />
UAE Work<strong>in</strong>g Paper_1 17
Change language