With 30 million migrant workers in the Middle East, the region’s workforce depends almost entirely on migrants from Asia and Africa. In Qatar, these essential workers account for 80-90 percent of the labor market, in UAE, Kuwait, and Bahrain the share is nearly identical, and in Saudi Arabia and Oman they comprise anywhere between 60-70 percent.[1] This labor market operates under the umbrella of the kafala system, employed by every country of the Gulf Cooperation Council as well as Lebanon. This system, considered a modern form of slavery, allows private enterprises to manage the visas of their migrant employees. As a consequence, migrant workers are unable to report exploitative employers, fearing retribution and possible expulsion from the countries they reside in.