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| Identifier: | 03ABUDHABI1240 |
|---|---|
| Wikileaks: | View 03ABUDHABI1240 at Wikileaks.org |
| Origin: | Embassy Abu Dhabi |
| Created: | 2003-03-15 14:01:00 |
| Classification: | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY |
| Tags: | ELAB PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI CVIS TC |
| Redacted: | This cable was not redacted by Wikileaks. |
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Diana T Fritz 05/24/2007 04:52:56 PM From DB/Inbox: Search Results
Cable
Text:
UNCLASSIFIED
SIPDIS
TELEGRAM March 15, 2003
To: No Action Addressee
Action: Unknown
From: AMEMBASSY ABU DHABI (ABU DHABI 1240 - ROUTINE)
TAGS: ELAB, PREL, PHUM, PGOV, SOCI, CVIS
Captions: None
Subject: ANOTHER STRIKE MEDIATED AND RESOLVED BY THE LABOUR
MINISTRY
Ref: None
_________________________________________________________________
UNCLAS ABU DHABI 01240
SIPDIS
CXABU:
ACTION: ECON
INFO: P/M AMB DCM POL
Laser1:
INFO: FCS
DISSEMINATION: ECON
CHARGE: PROG
APPROVED: DCM: RAALBRIGHT
DRAFTED: ECON: GARANA
CLEARED: ECON: TEWILLIAMS
VZCZCADI107
RR RUEHC RUCPDOC RUEHZM RUEHTU
DE RUEHAD #1240 0741401
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 151401Z MAR 03
FM AMEMBASSY ABU DHABI
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 8854
RUCPDOC/USDOC WASHDC
RUEHZM/GCC COLLECTIVE
RUEHTU/AMEMBASSY TUNIS 0483
UNCLAS ABU DHABI 001240 SIPDIS SENSITIVE STATE FOR NEA/ARP, NEA/RA, DRL AND EB/CBA STATE PASS OPIC/OPIC INTERNATIONAL POLICY DEPARTMENT FOR VIRGINIA GREEN AND HARVEY HAMBURG AMEMBASSY TUNIS HOLD FOR FSI: OLIVER JOHN USDOC FOR 4530/ITA/MAC/ONE/DGUGLIELMI, 4520/ITA/MAC/ONE/CLOUSTAUNAU, 4500/ITA/MAC/DAS/WILLIAMSON, 3131/CS/OIO/ANESA E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: ELAB, PREL, PHUM, PGOV, SOCI, CVIS, TC SUBJECT: ANOTHER STRIKE MEDIATED AND RESOLVED BY THE LABOUR MINISTRY REF: A) ABU DHABI 941, B) ABU DHABI 1090, C) ABU DHABI 1204 1. (U) Seventy five expatriate workers went on strike and refused to return to work until they were paid, reported the local press on March 13. The laborers accused a contracting firm of failing to pay their salaries for three months. The Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs investigated the allegations and convinced the workers to return to work assuring them that they would be remunerated. After the investigation, at the Ministry's urging, the firm paid the employees' wages. 2. (SBU) Comment: This is another example of the generally benign attitude of the UAE government towards labor disputes. Local press has prominently reported recent strikes by laborers in the UAE, and though work stoppages/strikes are not technically sanctioned by the law, government officials have urged workers to come to the Labour Ministry if they have disputes with their employers (see C). The government is also moving forward with legislation to formally recognize unions and clearly define their roles (see A and B). Wahba
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