Originally Posted by
Jughead
That's an interesting, sobering article. I hope anyone wanting to work over there reads it and gives some serious thought before looking for the elusive "better job" elsewhere.
Being former military and deployed to the middle east multiple times, I've learned to really appreciate the freedoms we have in the US that are often taken for granted. That includes the fact that you can have collective bargaining, a union, to help iron out a reasonable contract with work rules written down.
According to that article, Dubai encourages a form of modern day economic slavery, with 300,000 men living south of town, with passports taken away, earning less then what it takes to leave the country. If you complain, you're imprisoned. These are the men building all those impressive towers.
The Local indigenous populace doesn't care because of the economic hardships their ancestors experienced living like nomads in the desert. Everything for them is free in their version of the Nanny State.