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Old 11th December 2011 | 12:21
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Wizofoz
 
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Yet you're happy to sit in judgment as to whether the employment opportunities for unskilled workers here in Dubai is advantageous to them.

Suppose you were successful at stopping the exploitation of workers in Dubai, do you think they would be better off? Would they thank you ae they went back to the abject poverty of their homland, after being replaced by more qualified workers attracted to the higher pay you brought about?

As you note, the world was successful in pressuring South Africa into ending Apartheid- yet you seem less than joyous about the results.

Don't get me wrong, there are aspects of the treatment of sections of the workforce here that are hideous, as was the treatment of many people under Apartheid, but you actually think boycotting Emirates is a positive step?
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