Workers Building Trump Golf Course Face Deplorable Conditions
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The Dubai we see on TV looks like paradise. Sheikh Zayed Road — one of the most famous landmarks in the capital of the United Arab Emirates — is lined with towering skyscrapers, luxurious hotels, and golf courses.
But in the shadows of the strip lies the Dubai we don't typically see — the slums that the workers who built those larger-than-life structures call home. Migrant workers from neighboring countries often come to the United Arab Emirates with the promise of a better life.Â
In "Trump in Dubai," VICE Senior Producer and Correspondent Ben Anderson found that migrant workers constructing Donald Trump's new international golf course receive poor pay and live in squalid conditions.
"Trump in Dubai" airs on tonight on HBO. Click on the 'Listen' button above to hear our full interview with Anderson, and check out some clips from his report below.Â


