ARE: Migrant Labor Camps

SHARJAH, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - MAY 01: A panoramic view of a large labour camp on May 1, 2006 in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates where many migrant labourers are based. This is how many of the million plus construction workers working in Dubai are housed. This camp is an example of the best housing available to the labourers and is not typical of all accomodation. The labour camps are often over 2 hours away and the workers typically work a 12 hour shift. The majority of labourers come to Dubai from India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. These workers operate in extreme temperatures in the desert climate, the majority earning under $200 a month. Many have to spend a third of that sum on food provided at the camps as part of their contract. Most sign recruitment contracts in their own countries which take them into debt for many years. Their passports are held by their employers once they reach the UAE and if the company owners abscond the workers are often abandoned without their documents or due payment. Over two thirds of the Dubai population is migrant labour with 1.1 million working in construction. Dubai is currently second only to Shanghai in terms of the scale of construction underway on a 24 hour basis. All this is woefully underscrutinised by the Ministry of Labour, there are currently only 80 government inspectors for over 200 000 construction companies. Recently there have been rumblings of discontent from the workers, with strikes at numerous sites over the non-payment of wages and harsh working conditions. (Photo by Brent Stirton/Getty Images) *** Local Caption ***
SHARJAH, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - MAY 01: A panoramic view of a large labour camp on May 1, 2006 in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates where many migrant labourers are based. This is how many of the million plus construction workers working in Dubai are housed. This camp is an example of the best housing available to the labourers and is not typical of all accomodation. The labour camps are often over 2 hours away and the workers typically work a 12 hour shift. The majority of labourers come to Dubai from India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. These workers operate in extreme temperatures in the desert climate, the majority earning under $200 a month. Many have to spend a third of that sum on food provided at the camps as part of their contract. Most sign recruitment contracts in their own countries which take them into debt for many years. Their passports are held by their employers once they reach the UAE and if the company owners abscond the workers are often abandoned without their documents or due payment. Over two thirds of the Dubai population is migrant labour with 1.1 million working in construction. Dubai is currently second only to Shanghai in terms of the scale of construction underway on a 24 hour basis. All this is woefully underscrutinised by the Ministry of Labour, there are currently only 80 government inspectors for over 200 000 construction companies. Recently there have been rumblings of discontent from the workers, with strikes at numerous sites over the non-payment of wages and harsh working conditions. (Photo by Brent Stirton/Getty Images) *** Local Caption ***
ARE: Migrant Labor Camps
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