International New York Times Not Printed in UAE Because of NYU Apology Story
Today’s edition of the International New York Times was not printed in the United Arab Emirates because of an article on labor conditions in the country, jimromenesko.com reports.
According to an e-mail obtained by the website, the paper’s printing and distribution partners in the UAE deemed the edition of the paper too sensitive for local printing.
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The story in question is about New York University issuing an apology to workers on its Abu Dhabi campus after The New York Times reported on widespread abuse among the nearly 6,000 person labor force.
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According to the Times, these types of conditions are common in the UAE and the work force is often mostly made up of poor South Asian immigrants.
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