United Arab Emirates
Key Statistics
Data are 2024 UN data and may differ from national statistics agencies.
8157000
Immigrant Population
74%
Immigrant Share of Total Population
166000
Emigrant Population
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Global Civil Society in Qatar and the Gulf Cooperation Council: Emerging Dilemmas and Opportunities
International civil-society groups are pressing Gulf governments on migrant labor rights, but tensions remains.
Labor Migration in the United Arab Emirates: Challenges and Responses
The UAE's 7.8 million migrants as of 2013 comprised the vast majority of its population, yet domestic workers remain exposed to various abuses.
Regulating Private Recruitment in the Asia-Middle East Labour Migration Corridor
Recruitment agencies in the Asia-Middle East corridor extract high fees from vulnerable migrants, demanding coordinated regulation at origin and destination.
Migration's Middlemen: Regulating Recruitment Agencies in the Philippines-United Arab Emirates Corridor
The Philippines–UAE corridor shows how weak regulation of private recruitment agencies leaves migrants vulnerable even with extensive licensing and oversight standards.
Domestic Workers: Little Protection for the Underpaid
Female migrant domestic workers in Arab states face abuse, wage theft, and exclusion from labor law with little recourse.