Comments on: Hell for Migrants: The Dark Side of Dubai

By: Survivor

Survivor — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 04:27:10 +0000

Manal,
You’ve just showed your true self, and you’ve just proven the writer is correct in describing how slavery is still existing, a “white slavery” just in different way. Go ahead laugh and roll on the floor until you die!!!

By: Naseem

Naseem — Fri, 20 May 2011 10:14:02 +0000

Manal,
You didn’t like this article because it shows you the truth about the conditions many migrant workers are forced to endure in your country.

The fact that you laugh at this terrible abuse of vulnerable people is shameful.

In future, please do me, (and the rest of the world) a favour by keeping your poorly thought-out opinions to yourself.

By: Nerissa

Nerissa — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 16:25:47 +0000

I loved reading this article. I am a Sri Lankan and I know what the immigrant workers from Sri Lanka go through in Dubai. I want to know if there is a movement to improve the working and living conditions of the immigrant workers in the middle east especially in Dubai. I am on a personal boycott of Dubai. I have passed this article to several people who I thought needed enlightenment on the matter.

By: james

james — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 07:47:58 +0000

Typical Middle East really isnt it? Saudi… U.A.E…Qatar…Kuwait… Spot the difference? There is no difference. All treat their migrant workers like dirt. Sweat box third world countries that have been fortunate enough over the years to make their name through the oil factor.

By: Fatima

Fatima — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 22:55:21 +0000

Dear Manal,

Your attitude, and not that of maids is bad. Migrant workers make a fraction of what locals make in Dubai, they are offered no rights whatsoever and have to constantly worry about deportation. The article only describes an inconvenient truth that many people in the UAE choose to ignore.

By: Manal

Manal — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:50:56 +0000

Hey
I read this Article in my school last week as we working on our 3rd piece of course work which is on slavery. So My teacher decided to research on type of slavery on 21st century & that too about Dubai. So she found this & she made us read this article. And Some Locals in my class didnt like it ( including me, as im a local) cause i dont think its full true Buh ya some was buh not all. hahahaha i just think that this reporter simply hate dubai alot thats it .
In my opinion i wanna say that not all maids r treated bad, cuz now a days maids it self are not good enough ! they got so much atittude.
Hope u dnt mind as this is my opinion. So inshort i didnt like this article !

Thank You tho:)

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By: justanindian

justanindian — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:25:23 +0000

I have never ever lived in a more skin, class and status conscious society. If I hadn’t come here, I wouldn’t have known that such a place still exists.

Well written and heart wrenching article. But even without reading it, unless you are bloody blind, you know whats happening out there.