And how do you think it is in here?

qatardunes
By qatardunes

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/oct/08/middleeast.construction

By anonymous• 9 Oct 2008 23:32
anonymous

"bumby"? Is English your first language, Lady??

By nadt• 9 Oct 2008 23:28
nadt

well i dont know about some roads, seem very old and very bumby to me..

By anonymous• 9 Oct 2008 23:22
anonymous

and with 21st century cars. But the way they drive ..... ??

By heero_yuy2• 9 Oct 2008 23:21
heero_yuy2

The Gulf is not in the 21st century, nadt. They are in the year 1426 or 1427!

...with modern infrastructures, of course...

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By nadt• 9 Oct 2008 23:16
nadt

Lol MD, yeah in this case id have to agree :-)

By anonymous• 9 Oct 2008 23:15
anonymous

The Gulf is not in the 21st century, nadt. They are in the year 1426 or 1427!

By nadt• 9 Oct 2008 23:08
nadt

The conclusion of this article says it all, "this should not be happening in the 21st century"...

Its inhumane, people are treated very badly, ihope theres changes to this situation soon..

By heero_yuy2• 9 Oct 2008 20:20
heero_yuy2

It's a truly disgusting state of affairs and all western expatriates who work and live in the Gulf should protest by leaving IMMEDIATELY.

What did you mean by that?

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By Overlook• 9 Oct 2008 20:12
Overlook

Everyone who lives and works in the Gulf knows that this is all true. It is true in Qatar also, though in Qatar the 'ladies of the night' operate in a more discreet fashion.

It's a truly disgusting state of affairs and all western expats who work and live in the Gulf should protest by leaving IMMEDIATELY.

Without skilled foreign workers the Gulf states will quickly die. Don't let yourself or others be treated like sh**, just go home now.

By heero_yuy2• 9 Oct 2008 20:04
Rating: 3/5
heero_yuy2

This is the cause of the problem.

Seen that part in the article...

Not that I want to be cynic, but sometimes having to get your work through proper legal matters, and not just jump into the popular bandwagon because a place is booming, but it also help to 'compensate' the worker abit properly, including his accomodation, return tickets, food, etc (although sometimes it's rather small but at least it's sufficient)...

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By anonymous• 9 Oct 2008 19:56
Rating: 3/5
anonymous

Mousafa is actually next to a hotel or resort that is being built...it has a reputation though, It'll probably get knocked down eventually.....

By someonenew• 9 Oct 2008 19:48
someonenew

I felt really sad reading the article. I wish the government of Qatar did something for these poor souls.

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By Renee• 9 Oct 2008 19:12
Renee

double post

By Renee• 9 Oct 2008 19:12
Renee

According to the "police watch dogs" we are generalizing and this "goes on eveywhere" *sighs*

I really do get annoyed when expats say that we are living in the Gulf so we should except their rules and let the locals deal with these issues - can the same be said in Rwanda and Bosnia where the west was criticized for not interfering at the time?....Sadly it's a no win situation in the Gulf.

By fieryangelinthesky• 9 Oct 2008 15:53
fieryangelinthesky

i felt that I am lucky and more blessed and so thankful that I never experience such. the emirate government should look into this issue.

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By owen• 9 Oct 2008 15:43
owen

my heart goes to them.. the company sponsoring (company personnels)this laborers should go out sometime and see their state before/after work..not humane at all... sigh...

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By greentea• 9 Oct 2008 15:39
greentea

whenever i see laborers in the street esp. those working under the heat of the sun, i cant look them straight in the eye... i feel guilty for some reasons...

By Ingesu• 9 Oct 2008 15:30
Ingesu

Stress_in_babel, I cannot even cry! I am not cynical but unfortunately all this is true, and it happens here too, just that we keep our eyes shut to reality. After all, what can we do? I felt specially hit by the last phrase and cynism regarding money-makers... sad, really sad.

By stress_in_babel• 9 Oct 2008 01:44
stress_in_babel

This article made me cry. It's outrageous! :(

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