Madeleine Moon – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Madeleine Moon on 2014-06-18.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with the government of the United Arab Emirates regarding migrant workers’ rights in that country; and if he will make a statement.

Hugh Robertson

We regularly discuss migrant workers’ rights with the Government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). In addition, we made recommendations relating to the living and working conditions of foreign workers during the UAE’s last Universal Periodic Review at the UN Human Rights Council.