Modern Slavery in Gulf Arab Countries (VIDEO OF THE WEEK)
Music Video of the Week, 19 Sep 2011
Paul Jay – The Real News Network
Scandalous, Inhuman Exploitation of Migrant Workers in GCC Countries
Saudi Arabia and the Gulf states created a super exploited migrant work force after facing a radicalized Arab working class in the 60’s.
Adam Hanieh teaches development studies at the School of Oriental and African Studies in London and is the author of ‘Capitalism and Class in the Gulf Arab States’.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4D_O3tU3Vss
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The temptation to utilize cheap immigrant labor, coupled with the desire to help these poor, is obviously a phenomenon that occurs worldwide. With a 40% increase in the world’s population over the last twenty-five years – an increase that exists in the poorer nations more than in the richer ones – there is plenty of cheap labor for every corporation to draw upon. At the root of all evil is the ignorance of the existence of God. Perhaps I remain the last person on the planet to speak of this in these public forums. At least, I don’t see much discussion of theology wherever politically-minded individuals meet to discuss world trends. Would a person seek to exploit others, if they knew that they would be exploited in their next life-time for having done that to another person, while ignoring their responsibility to bring to the poor and oppressed the knowledge of God’s existence? The desire to enrich oneself too often causes people to turn from seeking within themselves to know the truth regarding the existence of the Spirit. What is right is that we attempt to teach the poor to know God, and to serve God’s kingdom in exchange for having their needs met, through what is termed “Divine Providence”. (See the last sentence of The Declaration of Independence.) The desire of the poorest nations to greatly multiply their numbers, seems to me to be a biological reflex that is intended to enhance a culture’s chances of survival. This seems to me to be as misguided a mentality as that of the corporate-minded, who seek to exploit others, so as to enrich the wealth in their coffers. Dependence upon God’s Providence for peace, security and prosperity is the solution, yet who will find that, if no one seeks that? The poor nations must contribute to the solution by promoting the natural methods of birth control, in order to space the births of their children. Otherwise, they perpetuate the social pressures that generate world conflicts.