UAE to allow unions

And so it seems the power of the People is finally coming to accepatance in the emirates.Ofcourse its probably going to be a year or so until it becomes a law, but construction workers can heave a sigh of relief . And rightly so; were it not for these men, would there be a Dubai as we know it? I think not! (and so should you).

The UAE is probably the first GCC state to atleast come up with something to the extent of allowing controlled unions (strikes will not be allowed). While human rights activists may heavily criticize the Emirates for abusing the rights of underpaid laborers , it should be noted that part of this is truly the instrument of the economic/construction boom in the area. In other words, the labor exploitation that happens on in the rest of the middle east hardly goes noticed.

The emirates has been a precursor of change in the region no doubt. Qatar , Bahrain and now Kuwait have started new city developments based on the stellar success of the UAE. Maybe these countries can also take a lesson from their Law Books as well.