Wednesday, July 11, 2007

Manning the machine

A laborer at a plastic bag factory in Abu Dhabi, UAE. Most labor is working under harsh conditions 12 hours a day 30 days a month for aproximately $ 150 a month.

6 comments:

  1. Sure makes me grateful for my own job.

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  2. makes us grateful for a lot of things. when we look around and see how blessed we are we should be grateful.

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  3. labor laws don't mean a thing do they......agree with Waldo and DR

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  4. This is a telling picture, not your average holiday snap. Good work D Reb and good to see you around here again.

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  5. Moi, firstly the labor laws are very vague, there is no minimum wage and stuff, secondly the poor people can't take on their employer at court, who's gonna pay for their legal representation?

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  6. Thanks Shaira, i was out of the country on an emergency and just got back yesterday didnt have access to the interet.

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