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- ↑ "Labor Camps in the Gulf States." Gardner, Andrew. Middle East Institute. February 2, 2010.
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- ↑ "Labor Conditions at N.Y.U.’s Abu Dhabi Campus to Be Investigated by U.S. Firm." The New York Times. June 26, 2014.
- ↑ Heddaya, Mostafa. "Protesters Unfurl Three-Story Banner in Guggenheim Museum." Hyperallergic. November 5, 2013.
- ↑ "Video: Protesters Take Over The Guggenheim To Protest Cruel Labor Practices". Gothamist. March 23, 2014. Archived from the original on April 4, 2015.
- ↑ "Guggenheim protesters 'make it rain' to highlight poor labor practices". Al Jazeera. March 31, 2014.
- ↑ "Gulf Labor Occupies Peggy Guggenheim Collection in Venice". Artforum. May 8, 2015.