Talk:Labour force of the United Arab Emirates

Worldwide view
Currently, this article mentions only the conditions of migrant workers from India. Surely someone born in the UAE can find work in Dubai? The article should be primarily about the labour conditions of workers born and raised in the UAE, with the current content being a relatively small section. --  Blanchardb -Me•MyEars•MyMouth- timed 00:23, 8 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Hehe...my friend, labour in the UAE is basically imported. More than 90% (that's an understatement actually) of the UAE's labour force is made up of foreign workers, most of whom come to earn money and send remmitances back home. If you do a little research, you would find out there is no concept of rich locals working in blue-collar industries. Mar4d (talk) 08:22, 9 September 2010 (UTC)
 * I'm not talking about rich locals. Surely the UAE has working class locals... They can't all be rich, even if the government distributes oil money to all of them (as is done in Alaska too). Anyway, the article reads like something I'd read in Time Magazine. --  Blanchardb -Me•MyEars•MyMouth- timed 16:45, 9 September 2010 (UTC)

I think more concern should be placed on the reading of the article itself. There is little neutrality or description attached and leaves the feeling that the UAE is filled with prostitutes and homosexuals who gang rape white european boys all the while conducting slave labour of the "Indians" as if they are just one people... Msnapoleone (talk) 22:47, 2 October 2012 (UTC)

Additional Sources
The following sources provide more information on the topic.


 * ALLERS, J., & RUSSEAU, S. (2008, June 6). The sleeping giant: Foreign workers in Dubai | Menassat. Menassat | Arab Media News. :::::Retrieved October 2, 2012, from http://www.menassat.com/?q=en/news-articles/3877-sleeping-giant-foreign-workers-dubai

Discusses various living conditions with attached video. The article talks about the post 9/11 boom and discusses why Bangladeshi and Nepalese are given bad treatment in the country. Also brings notice to the difference of who needs and visa and who does not. The major help this article supplies is when it interviews the labour force themselves.


 * BBC NEWS | UK | Magazine | Dark side of the Dubai dream. (2009, April 6). BBC News - Home. Retrieved October 2, 2012, from :::::http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/7985361.stm

This article discusses the shanty towns in particular. Living conditions on 140 pounds a month. Also interviews companies hosting the workers who ultimately blame the workers for their poor conditions, saying something along the lines of if you don't like muck, don't live in it but also noting the nearby sewage plant and plans to move them out within several months.


 * '''UAE population surges to 8.26 million on influx of foreign workers - The National. (2011, April 3). Latest and breaking news | thenational.ae -
 * The National. Retrieved October 2, 2012, from http://www.thenational.ae/news/uae-news/uae-population-surges-to-8-26-million-on-influx-of-foreign-workers'''

Gives stats from last year and explains population serg due to foreign workers. Discusses who went where in the UAE. Also addresses and gives statistics for migration slow down from 1.15 Million to 57,793 people over three years. This is a good article to use to see the differences in the UAE's rapid growth.

Msnapoleone (talk) 18:12, 2 October 2012 (UTC)

removing POV tag with no active discussion per Template:POV
I've removed an old neutrality tag from this page that appears to have no active discussion per the instructions at Template:POV:
 * This template is not meant to be a permanent resident on any article. Remove this template whenever:
 * There is consensus on the talkpage or the NPOV Noticeboard that the issue has been resolved
 * It is not clear what the neutrality issue is, and no satisfactory explanation has been given
 * In the absence of any discussion, or if the discussion has become dormant.

Since there's no evidence of ongoing discussion, I'm removing the tag for now. If discussion is continuing and I've failed to see it, however, please feel free to restore the template and continue to address the issues. Thanks to everybody working on this one! -- Khazar2 (talk) 01:03, 18 July 2013 (UTC)

External links modified
Hello fellow Wikipedians,

I have just modified 3 external links on Labour force of the United Arab Emirates. Please take a moment to review my edit. If you have any questions, or need the bot to ignore the links, or the page altogether, please visit this simple FaQ for additional information. I made the following changes:
 * Added archive https://web.archive.org/web/20080209154552/http://archive.gulfnews.com/articles/05/09/20/182637.html to http://archive.gulfnews.com/articles/05/09/20/182637.html
 * Added archive https://web.archive.org/web/20080217032430/http://www.gulfnews.com/indepth/labour/index.html to http://www.gulfnews.com/indepth/labour/index.html
 * Corrected formatting/usage for http://www.amcips.org/PDF_books/BookIV22.pdf

When you have finished reviewing my changes, you may follow the instructions on the template below to fix any issues with the URLs.

Cheers.— InternetArchiveBot  (Report bug) 07:43, 10 May 2017 (UTC)

External links modified
Hello fellow Wikipedians,

I have just modified one external link on Labour force of the United Arab Emirates. Please take a moment to review my edit. If you have any questions, or need the bot to ignore the links, or the page altogether, please visit this simple FaQ for additional information. I made the following changes:
 * Added archive https://web.archive.org/web/20090218144024/http://www.metimes.com/International/2007/11/07/strike_rages_on_at_worlds_tallest_tower_in_dubai/3172/ to http://www.metimes.com/International/2007/11/07/strike_rages_on_at_worlds_tallest_tower_in_dubai/3172/

When you have finished reviewing my changes, you may follow the instructions on the template below to fix any issues with the URLs.

Cheers.— InternetArchiveBot  (Report bug) 05:02, 15 December 2017 (UTC)