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| Identifier: | 03ABUDHABI3200 |
|---|---|
| Wikileaks: | View 03ABUDHABI3200 at Wikileaks.org |
| Origin: | Embassy Abu Dhabi |
| Created: | 2003-07-08 12:58:00 |
| 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 03/21/2007 12:21:46 PM From DB/Inbox: Search Results
Cable
Text:
UNCLASSIFIED
SIPDIS
TELEGRAM July 08, 2003
To: No Action Addressee
Action: Unknown
From: AMEMBASSY ABU DHABI (ABU DHABI 3200 - ROUTINE)
TAGS: ELAB, PREL, PHUM, PGOV, SOCI, CVIS
Captions: None
Subject: UAE GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL ACKNOWLEDGES REALITIES OF
WORKERS RIGHTS
Ref: None
_________________________________________________________________
UNCLAS ABU DHABI 03200
SIPDIS
CXABU:
ACTION: ECON
INFO: P/M AMB DCM POL
Laser1:
INFO: FCS
DISSEMINATION: ECON
CHARGE: PROG
APPROVED: A/DCM: KVANDEVATE
DRAFTED: ECON: GARANA
CLEARED: ECON: OBJOHN
VZCZCADI914
RR RUEHC RUCPDOC RUEHZM
DE RUEHAD #3200 1891258
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 081258Z JUL 03
FM AMEMBASSY ABU DHABI
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 0775
RUCPDOC/USDOC WASHDC
RUEHZM/GCC COLLECTIVE
UNCLAS ABU DHABI 003200 SIPDIS STATE FOR NEA/ARP, NEA/RA, DRL AND EB/CBA STATE PASS OPIC/OPIC INTERNATIONAL POLICY DEPARTMENT FOR VIRGINIA GREEN AND CONSTANCE SHINN USDOC FOR 4530/ITA/MAC/ONE/DGUGLIELMI, 4520/ITA/MAC/ONE/CLOUSTAUNAU, 4500/ITA/MAC/DAS/WILLIAMSON, 3131/CS/OIO/ANESA SENSITIVE E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: ELAB, PREL, PHUM, PGOV, SOCI, CVIS, TC SUBJECT: UAE GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL ACKNOWLEDGES REALITIES OF WORKERS RIGHTS 1. (U) In a newspaper interview with a local English daily, the UAE Labor Undersecretary Dr. Khalid Al- Khazraji declared, in response to a question about the legality of strikes in the UAE, "The UAE labour law has not forbidden strikes. It has not mentioned them as it has a system for labourers to get their rights without the need for them to organise strikes. Labourers have rights and if they are denied them, they can stop working." Al-Khazraji also stated in the interview, "Regarding accusing the UAE authorities of not offering enough protection to labourers in the country, I think it is baseless and the ministry has never ignored complaints by workers against their employees. We follow the legal procedure as specified by the law, we try to settle the dispute before referring it to the court and finally ask the two parties to go to the court if we fail to resolve the issue." 2. (SBU) Comment: Dr. Al-Khazraji is the public face of labor reform in the UAE -- he is quoted on an almost daily basis in the newspapers expounding upon Ministry initiatives. His high profile is indicative not only of his prominence in the UAE bureaucracy but it is also a testament to his abilities. Al-Khazraji is well-known to the Embassy and highly regarded for his intelligence and understanding of the complexities of the labor issues in the UAE. Though Al-Khazraji's statements are predictable -- a bureaucrat would never state publicly that the government was not doing all it could as efficiently as possible -- they are nevertheless an accurate acknowledgement by an important Labor official of the reality on the ground. Workers do go on strike, and there are significant formal and informal dispute resolution mechanisms available to laborers. End comment. Wahba
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