Noon Break: New Regulations
Last week, I reported that the construction site next to my flat stops for the legally required noon break (12:30 - 3:00 p.m.)
There is a small awning for shade, open on three sides, and too small for all the workers to fit under, so many of them can be seen sleeping on bits of cardboard in the garages of nearby buildings, or against any wall that provides a little shade.
Today, the UAE newspapers reported this is to be banned: the workers must remain in company furnished accomodations during the break period.
When this ban is to start isn't clear: today, the narrow shady areas beside the walls of various buildings were all filled with sleeping construction workers during the mandatory break.
On the other hand, the illegal DVD sellers who have been visible for the last month were all gone.
There is a small awning for shade, open on three sides, and too small for all the workers to fit under, so many of them can be seen sleeping on bits of cardboard in the garages of nearby buildings, or against any wall that provides a little shade.
Today, the UAE newspapers reported this is to be banned: the workers must remain in company furnished accomodations during the break period.
When this ban is to start isn't clear: today, the narrow shady areas beside the walls of various buildings were all filled with sleeping construction workers during the mandatory break.
On the other hand, the illegal DVD sellers who have been visible for the last month were all gone.
posted by Dubai@Random at 7:06 pm
2 Comments:
The DVD sellers have moved onto new pastures - we now get them in the Marina Towers!
I thought that they were a myth until I opened my door to one the other night!
NZM: The ones that appeared about a month ago and disappeared yesterday were the ones who set their illegal DVDs on carpets somewhere with a lot of pedestrian traffic.
The door-to-door ones come and go, usually East Asians, usually female.
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