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According to reports, the construction workers in Dubai are treated very badly. They are poorly paid and treated almost like slaves by having to surrender their passports to employers when they enter the country. They stay in purpose-built 'barracks,' which are often of poor quality with high densites of occupancy.

 

I just returned from a very brief trip to Dubai as an external examiner for a new masters course --- one of the few perks of being an academic. It is a city of extreme contrasts. Traditional values and lifestyles sit next to ultra-modern technology and aspirations. Very bizarre.

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Uploaded on April 22, 2006
Taken on April 19, 2006