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Wages too low for survival, Dubai labourers claim [View all]
A group of workers at a Dubai-based construction company have said they have been terminated from work because they stopped work last week to protest against their extremely low salaries.
The workers said the company was paying them between Dh350 and Dh550 and they could barely survive on this money.
“We came to work here and we have families to support and our salaries are very low,” said a worker.
The workers also claimed the company had not paid their salaries for almost three months and that they lived in appalling conditions at labour accommodation in Dubai Investment Park (DIP). ... http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/employment/wages-too-low-for-survival-dubai-labourers-claim-1.993564
The workers said the company was paying them between Dh350 and Dh550 and they could barely survive on this money.
“We came to work here and we have families to support and our salaries are very low,” said a worker.
The workers also claimed the company had not paid their salaries for almost three months and that they lived in appalling conditions at labour accommodation in Dubai Investment Park (DIP). ... http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/employment/wages-too-low-for-survival-dubai-labourers-claim-1.993564
That translates to about 90-130$ a month... This stuff was actually more prevalent during the real estate boom here.
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