US embassy cable - 03ABUDHABI2323

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LABOR MINISTRY MEDIATES STRIKE IN DUBAI

Identifier: 03ABUDHABI2323
Wikileaks: View 03ABUDHABI2323 at Wikileaks.org
Origin: Embassy Abu Dhabi
Created: 2003-05-12 10:45:00
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 04:17:07 PM  From  DB/Inbox:  Search Results

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UNCLASSIFIED

SIPDIS
TELEGRAM                                             May 12, 2003


To:       No Action Addressee                                    

Action:   Unknown                                                

From:     AMEMBASSY ABU DHABI (ABU DHABI 2323 - ROUTINE)         

TAGS:     ELAB, PREL, PHUM, PGOV, SOCI, CVIS                     

Captions: None                                                   

Subject:  LABOR MINISTRY MEDIATES STRIKE IN DUBAI                

Ref:      None                                                   
_________________________________________________________________
UNCLAS        ABU DHABI 02323

SIPDIS
CXABU:
    ACTION: ECON 
    INFO:   P/M AMB DCM POL 
Laser1:
    INFO:   FCS 

DISSEMINATION: ECON
CHARGE: PROG

APPROVED: CDA: RAALBRIGHT
DRAFTED: DRAFTED: GARANA
CLEARED: A/DCM: TEWILLIAMS

VZCZCADI581
RR RUEHC RUCPDOC RUEHZM RUEHTU
DE RUEHAD #2323 1321045
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 121045Z MAY 03
FM AMEMBASSY ABU DHABI
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 9923
RUCPDOC/USDOC WASHDC
RUEHZM/GCC COLLECTIVE
RUEHTU/AMEMBASSY TUNIS 0514
UNCLAS ABU DHABI 002323 
 
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: LABOR MINISTRY MEDIATES STRIKE IN DUBAI 
 
REF: ABU DHABI 1935 AND PREVIOUS 
 
(SBU) The local press reported that the Labor Ministry 
mediated a strike between eight hundred laborers and a 
construction firm in Dubai over the non-payment of 
wages. The Ministry dispatched a team to review the 
workers' complaint and negotiated a settlement 
providing for immediate payment of a portion of the 
unpaid amount with the balance to be paid in monthly 
installments in addition to regular salary. Such work 
stoppages continue to occur periodically in both Abu 
Dhabi and Dubai, and though technically not sanctioned 
by law, Ministry officials generally review non- 
payment cases sympathetically.  (See reftel). In 
addition to these informal dispute resolution 
mechanisms, the government is also proceeding with 
legislation permitting the creation of unions. 
 
Albright 

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