Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
03ABUDHABI2083
2003-04-30 10:51:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Embassy Abu Dhabi
Cable title:
ANOTHER STRIKE MEDIATED AND RESOLVED BY THE
null Diana T Fritz 05/24/2007 04:24:05 PM From DB/Inbox: Search Results Cable Text: UNCLASSIFIED SIPDIS TELEGRAM April 30, 2003 To: No Action Addressee Action: Unknown From: AMEMBASSY ABU DHABI (ABU DHABI 2083 - ROUTINE) TAGS: ELAB, PREL, PHUM, PGOV, SOCI, CVIS Captions: None Subject: ANOTHER STRIKE MEDIATED AND RESOLVED BY THE LABOUR MINISTRY Ref: None _________________________________________________________________ UNCLAS ABU DHABI 02083 SIPDIS CXABU: ACTION: ECON INFO: P/M AMB DCM POL Laser1: INFO: FCS DISSEMINATION: ECON CHARGE: PROG APPROVED: CLEARANCE: NONE DRAFTED: DRAFTED: GARANA CLEARED: ECON: TEWILLIAMS VZCZCADI061 RR RUEHC RUCPDOC RUEHZM RUEHTU DE RUEHAD #2083 1201051 ZNR UUUUU ZZH R 301051Z APR 03 FM AMEMBASSY ABU DHABI TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 9703 RUCPDOC/USDOC WASHDC RUEHZM/GCC COLLECTIVE RUEHTU/AMEMBASSY TUNIS 0506
UNCLAS ABU DHABI 002083
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
AMEMBASSY TUNIS HOLD FOR FSI: OLIVER JOHN
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: ANOTHER STRIKE MEDIATED AND RESOLVED BY THE
LABOUR MINISTRY
REF: A) ABU DHABI 1204, B) ABU DHABI 1240, C) ABU
DHABI 1935
UNCLAS ABU DHABI 002083
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
AMEMBASSY TUNIS HOLD FOR FSI: OLIVER JOHN
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: ANOTHER STRIKE MEDIATED AND RESOLVED BY THE
LABOUR MINISTRY
REF: A) ABU DHABI 1204, B) ABU DHABI 1240, C) ABU
DHABI 1935
1. (U) The local press reported that three hundred
expatriate workers at an Abu Dhabi-based construction
company gathered at the Ministry of Labor and Social
Affairs on April 28 to protest their employer's
failure to pay salaries for more than three months.
The Minister of Labor Matar Humaid Al-Tayer personally
intervened asking the Workers Disputes Section to
respond to the complaint. The employer was summoned to
the Ministry and agreed to immediately pay one month's
salary, promising to pay the rest of the wages in
installments over a short period of time if the
workers withdrew their complaint. The workers "asked
for time to think about it and reply to the ministry"
and selected representatives to negotiate with the
Ministry and the employer.
2. (SBU) Comment: Work stoppages due to the failure of
employers to pay wages continue to be mediated by the
Ministry and receive significant press coverage. (See
reftels A and B). Though the law does not technically
permit laborers to conduct work stoppages/strikes,
Ministry officials tend to react sympathetically,
particularly in cases of non-payment of wages, and
urge employees to go to the Workers Dispute Section
with their problems. While these informal mechanisms
for dispute resolution function adequately, the
government is also moving forward with legislation to
formally recognize unions and clearly define their
roles. (See reftel C).
Wahba
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
AMEMBASSY TUNIS HOLD FOR FSI: OLIVER JOHN
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: ANOTHER STRIKE MEDIATED AND RESOLVED BY THE
LABOUR MINISTRY
REF: A) ABU DHABI 1204, B) ABU DHABI 1240, C) ABU
DHABI 1935
1. (U) The local press reported that three hundred
expatriate workers at an Abu Dhabi-based construction
company gathered at the Ministry of Labor and Social
Affairs on April 28 to protest their employer's
failure to pay salaries for more than three months.
The Minister of Labor Matar Humaid Al-Tayer personally
intervened asking the Workers Disputes Section to
respond to the complaint. The employer was summoned to
the Ministry and agreed to immediately pay one month's
salary, promising to pay the rest of the wages in
installments over a short period of time if the
workers withdrew their complaint. The workers "asked
for time to think about it and reply to the ministry"
and selected representatives to negotiate with the
Ministry and the employer.
2. (SBU) Comment: Work stoppages due to the failure of
employers to pay wages continue to be mediated by the
Ministry and receive significant press coverage. (See
reftels A and B). Though the law does not technically
permit laborers to conduct work stoppages/strikes,
Ministry officials tend to react sympathetically,
particularly in cases of non-payment of wages, and
urge employees to go to the Workers Dispute Section
with their problems. While these informal mechanisms
for dispute resolution function adequately, the
government is also moving forward with legislation to
formally recognize unions and clearly define their
roles. (See reftel C).
Wahba