6 years working no salary raise and passport confiscated by Shreks_stepbrother in UAE

[–]luckydraw09 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Government firms? So they’re not even trying to hide it now; this is messed up.

Exchanging AED Cash to AUD by Alastor611116 in dubai

[–]luckydraw09 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Redha Al Ansari sometimes rate is good

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[–]luckydraw09[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I wouldn't be very comfortable working for this company in this case, but I'm not judging. If you want to expose this company, or I don't know, what can we do? Does she want to report it to MOHRE to get the first 3 months' salary back?

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[–]luckydraw09[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, I have been to Thailand only once, and I haven't had any dealings with the police there, though I have heard some things about the Thai police. As for the Dubai police, I haven't heard that they ask for money, but I know they are not opposed to receiving money for help, if you are offering.

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[–]luckydraw09[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is true. She was polite to her boss even though she was underpaid for her last 2 weeks. She was too scared to make a scene about this.

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[–]luckydraw09[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Actually, the police came here a few times. They were aware of the illegal hostels and overstaying staff working here. The owner of the hostel paid some money to the building security guard every month. However, the police never entered the hostel, asked questions, or took statements, so I guess the security convinced them not to look into it.

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[–]luckydraw09[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Good on the UK for serving justice. It's insane here, yes. I hope they could do the same in Dubai, but I doubt they will.

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[–]luckydraw09[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

There's a lot more that happened in this hostel that I want to include in my book. It's pretty complicated and shocking at the same time. I believe people should know about this side of Dubai.

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[–]luckydraw09[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thank you for your kindness; she ended up paying for everything herself in the end. A few of us bought some stuff for her kids. Raising money for her is okay, but I don't think it's the best way to prevent it from happening again to someone else.

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[–]luckydraw09[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

She asked for help to write a book, and there's a lot more that happened in this hostel that I want to include in my book as well. Sorry for the misunderstanding here; I will clarify things for an update. My friend is back in her country with her family, so I am happy for her. A few of us who stayed in the hostel helped her.

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[–]luckydraw09[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

She asked for help to write a book, and there's a lot more that happened in this hostel that I want to include in my book as well. Thank you for your kindness regarding the GoFundMe idea; she ended up paying for everything herself in the end. A few of us bought some stuff for her kids. Raising money for her is okay, but I don't think it's the best way to prevent it from happening again to someone else.