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2,000 Indian construction workers stranded in KuwaitAt least 2,000 construction workers from India have been stranded in Kuwait for months with their visas expired and no money to return home as their employer, Kharafi National, a leading construction company in Kuwait, has not yet paid them sala More… |
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2,000 Indian construction workers stranded in KuwaitAt least 2,000 construction workers from India have been stranded in Kuwait for months with their visas expired and no money to return home as their employer, Kharafi National, a leading construction company in Kuwait, has not yet paid them sala More… |
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Qatar JV in deal to protect construction workers' rightsBuilding and Wood Workers’ International (BWI) is set to sign a major agreement with QDVC, a joint venture between Qatari Diar Real Estate Investments Company and Vinci Construction Grands projects and another one with leading French const More… |
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Bahrain construction workers get salary arrearsThe workers of a leading construction company in Bahrain have started receiving their salary arrears following orders from HRH Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa to the Labour and Social Development Ministry, to intensify effort More… |
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Saudi Arabia releases $1bn to help pay workers' duesSaudi Arabia has paid about $1 billion to Saudi Binladin Group, its biggest construction company, to enable it to cover unpaid back wages for its construction workers (majority of them from the Indian subcontinent), said a report. Last More… |
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Xerox reaches out to construction workersXerox Emirates, the leading document management services provider, recently showed its appreciation to construction workers in a new employee engagement and responsible business CSR initiative. Xerox Emirates and its employees supplied ‘sh More… |
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4m working in UAE private sectorAbout four million people are working in the private sector in the UAE, half of which are construction workers, revealed the country's labour minister. Speaking at the Dubai Economic Council (DEC) meeting, Saqr Saeed Gobash, minister o More… |
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UAE construction workers get 150pc salary hikeUAE will increase the base salary for workers in the field of construction by 150 percent from Dh1,000 ($272) to Dh1,500 ($408.50) per month. The information was released by the China State Construction Engineering Corporation, the biggest More… |
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Six workers die in Ajman accidentAt least six workers were killed when a building under construction collapsed in Ajman, reports said. The incident happened at the under-construction Laguna Beach Hotel site on Ajman Corniche. Freshly laid concrete slabs coll More… |
