This paper summarizes the system of migrant labor recruitment to the Arabian Gulf, the human rights abuses inherent in the current system, risks to businesses with unethically recruited migrant labor in their supply chains, and recent developments in the sector.

Keywords:
social responsibility and development, Upstream Oil & Gas, employment law, payment, project management, sustainability, migrant labor, migrant worker, Qatar, Recruitment
Subjects:
Sustainability/Social Responsibility, Strategic Planning and Management, Professionalism, Training, and Education, Social responsibility and development, Project management
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