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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Charlie Duffield

The Standard podcast: Why is Dubai such a magnet for Londoners?

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The Standard’s latest special report reveals the dark truth behind Dubai, as thousands of Londoners are flocking to the Middle East city each year.

Ninety per cent of its residents are from elsewhere, and the Gulf expert Christopher Davidson referred to it as the “ultimate liberal economic city state”, which offers the allure of low taxation and cheap labour.

But what lies beneath the wealth and glamour? Mustafa Qadri, founder and chief executive of the human and labour rights organisation Equidem, investigates modern slavery in a global economy.

He joins us to discuss the human rights violations that underpin this polyglot city.

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