Identifier
Created
Classification
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03ABUDHABI1090
2003-03-05 14:20:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Embassy Abu Dhabi
Cable title:
UAE LABOR UNIONS WILL BE "FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALL"
how-tonull Diana T Fritz 05/24/2007 04:56:13 PM From DB/Inbox: Search Results Cable Text: UNCLASSIFIED SIPDIS TELEGRAM March 05, 2003 To: No Action Addressee Action: Unknown From: AMEMBASSY ABU DHABI (ABU DHABI 1090 - ROUTINE) TAGS: ELAB, PREL, PHUM, PGOV, SOCI, CVIS Captions: None Subject: UAE LABOR UNIONS WILL BE "FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALL" Ref: None _________________________________________________________________ UNCLAS ABU DHABI 01090 SIPDIS CXABU: ACTION: ECON INFO: DCM P/M POL AMB Laser1: INFO: FCS DISSEMINATION: ECON CHARGE: PROG APPROVED: DCM: RAALBRIGHT DRAFTED: ECON: GARANA CLEARED: ECON: TEWILLIAMS VZCZCADI690 RR RUEHC RUCPDOC RUEHZM DE RUEHAD #1090 0641420 ZNR UUUUU ZZH R 051420Z MAR 03 FM AMEMBASSY ABU DHABI TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 8706 RUCPDOC/USDOC WASHDC RUEHZM/GCC COLLECTIVE
UNCLAS ABU DHABI 001090
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
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: UAE LABOR UNIONS WILL BE "FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALL"
REF: ABU DHABI 941
UNCLAS ABU DHABI 001090
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
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: UAE LABOR UNIONS WILL BE "FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALL"
REF: ABU DHABI 941
¶1. (U) An editorial published on March 3 by a well-regarded
economic commentator lauded the recent Ministry of Labour draft
proposal to formally establish labor unions (reftel). Salah Al
Halyan, managing director of Gulf Insurance Consulting and an
editorial columnist for the Gulf News, wrote that "unions will
soon exist in this part of the world; a great move which will
provide for improved work conditions and protection of workers'
rights leading to higher work standards. The winds of change are
certainly blowing in our direction, for the benefit of all."
¶2. (SBU) Comment: Al Halyan's comments are indicative of the
positive reception the draft proposals have received. While
workers already enjoy considerable informal rights to organize
and request redress of grievances (strikes, though infrequent,
are not uncommon here),regulations to formerly recognize these
rights present further progress towards the establishment in the
UAE of a fully modern economy, as desired by both business and
government leaders here.
Wahba