Stealthone, before you post anything further on a subject you clearly know nothing about and make an even bigger fool of yourself: One of the biggest changes I felt after moving to the middle east was the loss of the Rule of Law, and the loss of that avenue of redress. It is palpable. People in oz often don't believe it, but it is. You either get used to it, or leave. You have to accept that if you have a minor car accident with a local, it WILL be your fault. If you are involved in an accident with injuries, you will go to jail until it's sorted out. If you have a contract/labour dispute with your employer, if it's the govt- lots of employers are the govt or arms of the govt (such as EK)- you wont even get it to court. A solicitor won't even
attempt to sue the govt, as 99% of all legal work is generated by the govt, so a solicitor would effectively lock themselves out of that for ever (I tried to launch an action once, and that was the response from the solicitor).
That's how it works. All the rest of this stuff about "fighting for basic rights" etc. just shows you have never worked there. So stop talking crap. The sheiks ARE the law.
You work in the Middle East, you play by their rules, not some European view of how the world should be.
Very, Very true.