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UAE companies work in partnership to tackle health and safety in construction
In the absence of a government body like the UK’s Health and Safety Executive companies in the UAE have formed a partnership to share information on health and safety risks and best practices. In operation since October 2007 Build Safe UAE (BSU), as the partnership is known, now has 88 membership organisations from all phases [...]
With the Dubai Centre for Responsible Business‘s ‘Responsible Business Dialogue’ on Monday, the UAE Ministry of Labour’s ‘Labour and Human Rights Conference‘ on Tuesday and the ‘GCC Leadership Summit on Labour Management‘ on Wednesday, it has been a busy week for Impactt MENA! As you will have seen from our blogs of the past few [...]
As you will have seen from the Impactt newsfeed and blog, there has been significant coverage recently on the conditions for migrant construction workers in Dubai and the UAE. What it often not realised however, is that there is also a thriving manufacturing industry in operation here which is well placed to serve global markets. [...]
7 Days, (Dubai’s equivalent of the UK’s free morning paper the Metro), reported yesterday that workers employed by Gunal Construction Trading and Industry in Dubai refused to work over the weekend because of the substandard conditions in which they are living. The article reports that raw sewage was overflowing from septic tanks in workers’ accommodation [...]
Following the Panorama programme last week, and the widespread media coverage of the fate of Dubai construction workers, the UAE Ministry of Labour has announced a series of initiatives to address the issues raised. A spokesperson from the Ministry reported on Friday that they are conducting an education programme for migrant workers. This is said [...]
Slumdogs amongst Dubai’s millionaires
After last year’s Primark on the Rack, BBC Panorama has been investigating labour standards again. This time the BBC exposé focuses on the conditions of migrant workers building luxury estates in Dubai. Dubai is a by-word for 1st world seven-star living, with developments endorsed by footballer Michael Owen, cricketer Andrew Flintoff and celebrity chef Jamie [...]
Impactt opens new Middle East and North African office in Dubai
We are delighted that our network has extended into the Middle East and North African region. This expansion will be headed up by Jaana Quaintance, Senior Project Manager – Middle East and North Africa, who will be based in Dubai from April 2009. Prior to her move, Jaana has worked in the UK team for [...]