Through a Magnifying Glass: The Exploitation of Female Migrant Workers in the Middle East
By. Riya Pharsiyawar DOI. 10.57912/31129789 Though chattel slavery may be a relic of the past, modern forms of slavery persist and prevail worldwide. A look through the magnifying glass shows that an estimated 50 million people live under such conditions today, including roughly 1.7 million in Arab states. In the Middle East, this slavery takes the form of exploitative migrant labor. Migrants from South Asia and East Africa are stripped of their rights as their employers use legal loopholes...