This book analyzes the everyday lives of labour migrants in a rapidly developing city-state. Using the emirate of Dubai as a case study, Migrant Dubai shows that even within highly restrictive mobility regimes, marginalized migrants find ways to cope with structural inequalities and quotidian modes of discrimination.
Laavanya’s thorough overview of the living and working conditions of Dubai’s migrant workers humanizes workers, avoids reductive analyses and brings the full complexity of Dubai to life.
Laavanya’s accessible language makes her nuanced, critical arguments all the more invaluable. This book is highly recommended, for anyone who cares about labor practices & workers, transnational migration, the Gulf & anyone who’s been to—or wants to go to—Dubai.
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