Dubai to build jogging tracks at labour campsPlans are afoot to build jogging tracks and other key sports facilities at several labour camps across Dubai, UAE, at an investment of Dh3.8 million ($1.03 million), said a top government official. The Dubai Municipality recently More… |
Dubai to build jogging tracks at labour campsPlans are afoot to build jogging tracks and other key sports facilities at several labour camps across Dubai, UAE, at an investment of Dh3.8 million ($1.03 million), said a top government official. The Dubai Municipality recently More… |
Illegal labour camps on the rise in BahrainBahraini families moving into new government houses are renting out their rundown properties to labourers, leading to mushrooming of unregistered accommodations, reported the Gulf Daily News, our sister publication. To re More… |
One in 10 labour camps in Bahrain 'unsafe'One in 10 registered labour camps in Bahrain has been warned for failing to meet national standards since mid-December, according to a top official. However, Labour Ministry Under-Secretary Sabah Al Dossary said 90 per cent of mor More… |
Red Sea to build labour camps in KAECSaudi Arabia’s Red Sea Housing Services recently received approval from the Economic Cities Authority (ECA) to begin construction of labour camps in King Abdullah Economic City (KAEC). Mohammed Othman Mal More… |
Bahrain moves against illegal labour campsBahrain has launched a nationwide crackdown on illegal labour camps to combat growing safety violations that put the lives of workers at risk. Landlords who illegally rent out houses as accommodations could be prosecuted as authorities inc More… |
Social impact of labour camps probedThe social impact of labour camps on residential zones came under the spotlight at a Cabinet meeting chaired by His Royal Highness Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa. 'The session discussed the controversial issue at t More… |
Dubai to probe claims on labour campsDubai authorities have promised to investigate claims that some labour camps in the city are overcrowded. A recent BBC documentary had claimed that the labour camps were filthy and overcrowded. Saqr Ghobash, the Minister of Labour More… |
Dubai police inspect labour campsDubai's police began inspecting labourers' housing on Wednesday to check if employers were meeting government standards after construction workers downed tools and rioted to demand better pay and conditions. A police department that monito More… |
Police inspect Dubai labour campsDubai's police began inspecting labourers' housing on Wednesday to check if employers were meeting government standards after construction workers downed tools and rioted to demand better pay and conditions. A police department that monito More… |