Statistics cover Dubai and northern emirates: 24 protests involving 7,355 workers
January - September:
5,460 workers at 15 companies
14 protests: unpaid wages
3 protests: accommodation
2 protests: long working hours
1 protest: to demand equal pay between nationalities;
1 protest: overtime
October:
4 protests: unpaid wages involving 80 workers on same day; 1 protest: better conditions involving 200 workers
November:
3 protests: involving 1,350 workers
December:
2 protests: involving more than 200 workers
Source: Labour Ministry figures given to Gulf News for January to September, and GN reports from October to December
Working hours
Legally eight hours a day, with two hours? overtime. Some workers say they do in excess of 14 hours a day
