Word from a friend down the road on the said contract is that they can't get people to come to the center and the GCA attempt of filling gaps with Malaysian controllers has fallen into a heap with them all heading back home after limited or no success.
If you want quality, don't shop at the 1 Dirham shop pay the bucks and get the service....I know of an airline or two in this region that are going down the same road, but that's being covered well on another thread!