Filipina still looking for an elusive dream in the UAE
Marie Magleby; 28/6/08
Since she came to the UAE in 2006, Rose has been picking up the pieces of her shattered hopes. Now, eight bosses later, she keeps hoping her day will arrive. Rose arrived in the UAE with a visit visa after years of working in the Philippines and Saudi Arabia. She could have signed on with an agency in the Philippines to guarantee a job, but she had already been through a series of unfortunate events and preferred to take no risks. She wanted to meet her sponsor before signing. She refers to most of her employers as bosses, not sponsors, because only one of them sponsored an employment visa for her. The others sent her to Kish Island, Iran, every couple of months to return as a visitor, or the employment didn’t last long enough to worry about it.
See: http://www.gulfnews.com/nation/Employment/10224392.html
Promised salary not always reality for Philippine workers in UAE
Marie Magleby; 28/7/08
For the fortunate, the UAE is a land of dreams come true. Others are still waiting for the day when they can live a different reality. More than a year after the Philippine government set a minimum salary of $400 (Dh1,470), many are still not earning that. “I can find a job earning 1,000 [dirhams] in the Philippines, why do I stay here?” one housemaid said. “I will just finish my contract because I have a conscience.”
See: http://www.gulfnews.com/nation/Employment/10224335.html
Tags: Emirates, The Philippines, Workers