In Support of UAE Laborers

tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-374544482011-04-21T22:19:57.635+04:00In Support of UAE LaborersNO petitions, NO solicitations, NO calls for action. Just an invitation to read and understand the issues facing laborers in the UAE, and offer comment if so moved.B.D.noreply@blogger.comBlogger51100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37454448.post-30250984925184446362007-02-06T13:00:00.000+04:002007-02-06T13:14:26.034+04:00

New Labour LawPublic invited to post online comments about revised UAE labour law, Gulf News (6-Feb-07).This is good news and should result in a significant step forward to improve conditions for all workers in the UAE, and especially construction labourers who are among the most poorly compensated with respect to their level of service and the extent of their contribution to society.A key aspect

B.D.noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37454448.post-1166164413755282822006-12-15T08:21:00.000+04:002006-12-16T00:41:38.316+04:00View from Abroad & the Simple Reality Here

full articleExcerpt:Brian Ross: We were at camps this week that are described as pretty good, and they're quite squalid.Dr. Anwar Gargash: Okay.Brian Ross: 8, 12 men in a room, working 12 hour days.Dr. Anwar Gargash: Okay.Brian Ross: Is Dubai proud of that?Dr. Anwar Gargash: No, of course not.Brian Ross: Then why do you allow it to continue?They [workers] told us they were deeply in debt because

B.D.noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37454448.post-1163530353139455982006-11-14T20:04:00.000+04:002006-12-15T10:58:24.113+04:00Attention heating up... but for how long?

Dubai's Sheikh Mohammed's announcement on 7 November of increased efforts to improve conditions for laborers quickly garnered local media attention and perhaps some puzzlement from the public as to why now when conditions have been as they are for so long?The answer to the "why now" became apparent on 12 November with the highly publicized release of a report by the activist non-governmental

B.D.noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37454448.post-1163349626672932482006-11-12T20:09:00.000+04:002006-12-15T10:59:34.246+04:00Resources for Laborers & Their Supporters

SUB-TITLEDubai Transport Inter-Emirate Bus Service InfoDubai Municipality Bus Routes and Schedules (PDF files)See most recent post or go to In the News.

B.D.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37454448.post-1163152569710043562006-11-10T12:35:00.000+04:002006-12-15T11:00:32.003+04:00Small Moves

CQ, CQ. This is W9GFO. Is anybody out there?CQ, CQ. I'm not getting anything, Dad.Small moves, Ellie. Small moves.Contact (the movie), 1997IntroductionThe situation for laborers in the UAE has been for the past few years a rather fluid one. In general, conditions are getting better. Some are receiving higher wages, accommodations have been renovated and new ones constructed, working hours

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