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DESCRIPTION:Migrant labor in the Arabian Gulf and the Struggle for Democracy\n\nAn 
 illustrated talk by Sharat G. Lin\n\nThe system of labor contracts in Saudi 
 Arabia and other GCC countries was established by multinational oil 
 companies during the early period of oil exploration, and well before the 
 oil boom of the 1970s. This draconian system of migrant labor control 
 remains in force to this day and is unparalleled in its systematic denial 
 of freedom, neocolonial hierarchy, racism, and official sanction by the 
 state. A brief opening in the mid-1980s provided a documentary glimpse into 
 the horrors of this system, and the thirst for democratic rights and 
 freedoms.\n\nSharat G. Lin provides a first-hand account. He writes on 
 global political economy, labor migration, and the Middle East.\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2012/06/20/18715888.php
SUMMARY:Laborfest: Migrant labor in the Arabian Gulf and the Struggle for Democracy
LOCATION:San Jose Peace and Justice Center\n48 South 7th St
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2012/06/20/18715888.php
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