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Thirty years ago, Dubai, the second largest city in the United Arab Emirates, was a small fishing port. Now, it’s one of the fastest growing cities in the world, largely driven by a construction industry reliant on low-paid South Asia workers.   The decline of the dollar has impacted the workers earnings, since the Emirati dirham is pegged to the U.S. dollar. Copyright Simba Russeau.

Thirty years ago, Dubai, the second largest city in the United Arab Emirates, was a small fishing port. Now, it’s one of the fastest growing cities in the world, largely driven by a construction industry reliant on low-paid South Asia workers. The decline of the dollar has impacted the workers earnings, since the Emirati dirham is pegged to the U.S. dollar. Copyright Simba Russeau.

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