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A Crackdown in Kuwait After a Fatal Fire Is Hurting Migrant Laborers

After the blaze killed 49 migrant workers, a government crackdown focused on building violations — bypassing deeper problems that leave migrants with low wages and unsafe housing across the oil-rich Gulf. [Source]

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Origin: nytimes.com

Category: Labor and Jobs

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Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/19/world/middleeast/a-deadly-fire-exposes-the-plight-of-low-paid-migrants-in-wealthy-kuwait.html