lionheart

According to informed sources, several thousand constuction workers staged a series of riots yesterday/today causing damage to cars and property including a medical centre. As it may not get full media coverage (for the usual reasons), it would be interesting to learn if anyone else has heard about it. The Police have evidently cordoned off the area, the motive presumably being poor living conditions and unpaid wages.

al dente

Without (hopefully) sounding too ignorant, would it ever make international press? Just a thought on how the poor buggers could get their voices heard.

TBird

.....any mention of someone called Mantronic

arbroath_abroad

shhhhh he will scan your IP address and RPG your house...

al dente

LOL! He made my day - f hilarious!

TBird

Norm_uk

He plays Role Playing Games now??!!

N.

desert-rat

Yes workers rioted at the Dubai airport site and continued at the camps in Jebel Ali.
Workers from Al Naboodah unhappy with low salaries and poor working conditions

al dente

Any news on whether they will have their conditions improved?

Eva

Billed for the damage more like.
Accident of birth- many of us are so lucky

al dente

Bloody oath.

TBird

.....hear something sad few expats went to play beach volley ball against a labourers team at one of the camps and were told that they can't do it again as its to disruptive to the camp.....

I've been thinking about these poor guys and yes we are so lucky...I even had thoughts of approaching some companies to sponsor buying a whole load of mini fridges and bikes to be gifted to these labourers. As the ones I see near me seem to walk for miles in the heat, some of the lucky ones who have bikes give lifts to others on the handle bars...
Obviously money is of greater value to them but anything would count eh

busybee2

this has been tried before by others to the labour camps up in mussafah i believe and they wouldnt allow it, think the best thing is to give to red crescent etc.

Blue Cat

if you want to donate to the Labourer appeal contact www.helpinghandsuae.com

TBird

Thank you Blue Cat....