One of the most threatening issues to human rights in the United Arab Emirates is the abuse of migrant workers. These abuses are especially high in areas like the UAE where only twenty percent of the population are citizens. Immigration policies allow migrants to be subject to abuses such as "labor exploitation, violence, trafficking, mistreatment in detention, and killings". Along with these injustices, migrants are among the groups of people who often have no resources to fight back and seek justice.
"Migrants are consistently among those at highest risk of abuse, but also among those least likely to have access to services or justice. Many governments make things worse with policies that aggravate discrimination or make it hard for migrants even to approach authorities for help." - Nisha Varia
As a fast growing country, the UAE has a significant need for construction workers, most of whom are migrants. When these abuses, injustices and human rights violations occur, migrant workers are not allowed the same equality as other citizens and do not see the same support and justice as the UAE's citizens.
Sources - Human Rights Watch. "Global: Flawed Policies Expose Migrants to Abuse" http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2010/12/11/global-flawed-policies-expose-migrants-abuse.
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