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been there a few times have to agree its an amazing place to see although please dont deviate from there laws has it may cost you dearly so read up wisely and stick to their customs and traditions and u will have a fantastic time x |
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"This place is fecking amazing...."
Unless you are one of the labourers working there in 'bonded' labour.
The majority of these migrant workers, from either Bangladesh or Pakistan, have been approached by agents in their home villages. These agent come spilling tales of wonder and well paid work (£300 a month) opportunities in Dubai. In return these agents take a large fee, an average of £2,000, to fly these workers to the city and provide them with a visa; however, what they are not told is, that the moment they step off the plane, their passports will be taken and their working wage will actually much lower than originally promised, sometime by as much as half.
Already indebted by the time they arrive and with no way of returning home, these men are then forced to work for the duration of their contracts. Typically these men are forced to work 12 hour shifts 6 days a week, often in temperatures the exceed fifty degrees. For this hard labor they will earn a mere £150 a month, a salary which is neither large enough to pay off their debts or sufficiently feed themselves. Many of the men also go months without receiving any payment at all. |
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My uncle and his life partner live there. Lovely place, they have never had problems, as long as you are discrete and follow the traditions, customs and rules in public or around others it is ok |
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"This place is fecking amazing....
Unless you are one of the labourers working there in 'bonded' labour.
The majority of these migrant workers, from either Bangladesh or Pakistan, have been approached by agents in their home villages. These agent come spilling tales of wonder and well paid work (£300 a month) opportunities in Dubai. In return these agents take a large fee, an average of £2,000, to fly these workers to the city and provide them with a visa; however, what they are not told is, that the moment they step off the plane, their passports will be taken and their working wage will actually much lower than originally promised, sometime by as much as half.
Already indebted by the time they arrive and with no way of returning home, these men are then forced to work for the duration of their contracts. Typically these men are forced to work 12 hour shifts 6 days a week, often in temperatures the exceed fifty degrees. For this hard labor they will earn a mere £150 a month, a salary which is neither large enough to pay off their debts or sufficiently feed themselves. Many of the men also go months without receiving any payment at all."
We have just been sat talking to a guy who works for a major company getting these guys in they feed water and house them and give them 150 a week, the care for the workers has vastly improved but not the wages |
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despite labour reforms, low-paid migrant workers continue to be subjected to abuses that amount to forced labor. Domestic workers are particularly vulnerable to abuse, since they do not enjoy even the minimal protection afforded by UAE labor law. The kafala sponsorship system, which operates in all Gulf Cooperation Council states, ties migrant workers to individual employers who act as their visa sponsors. In practice, the system severely restricts workers’ ability to change employers. The system gives employers inordinate power over workers by entitling them to revoke migrant workers’ sponsorship at will, thereby removing their right to remain in the UAE and making them liable to deportation.
Interesting read on human right watch about the UAE |
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