Dubai’s glittering, futuristic metropolis came at the cost of hundreds of thousands of workers, and recommending it as a tourist destination feels wrong

• The city of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates is known for extravagant, newly built landmarks like the Burj Khalifa, the Palm Jumeirah, and the Dubai Mall.
• In just over two decades, the city has transformed from a desert backwater port to a thriving metropolis with the third-most skyscrapers in the world.
• While the rapid development has produced a futuristic city, it has come at the cost of hundreds of thousands of workers who suffered to build it.

Three decades ago, Dubai was little more than desert.

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Source : BusinessInsider.Com