Global Downturn Hitting Dubai Hard
Pajani Vail came to Dubai a year ago to work in construction.
He is on a three-year contract, but has not worked or been paid for four months.
Mr Vail spends most of his time at the Creek in the old town in Dubai, chatting to friends who are looking for jobs and watching the dhows and abras sail past.
Dubai Old Town
“There are quite a few people like me,” he says. “There are four or five people from my company looking for a job.”
Waste of time…..
UAE
The United Arab Emirates,UAE,is a federation of seven states located in the Arabian Peninsula in Southwest Asia on the Persian Gulf, bordering Oman and Saudi Arabia.
The seven emirates, are Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Dubai, Fujairah, Ras al-Khaimah, Sharjah, and Umm al-Quwain.