As you note, the world was successful in pressuring South Africa into ending Apartheid
Your words,
Wizofoz, not mine. Don't twist my statements to suit your motivation.
I am not joyous about the results. Should I be? Very few people are. Have you noticed how the Peter Hains of the world have slipped back under the stones from whence they came?
It may well be that some of those workers would be worse off if they didn't have the employment opportunities of Dubai, but that doesn't make it right to exploit them. I made a previous comment that efforts should be made to improve conditions in their own countries.
I also know that there are workers in Dubai who are subject to a lifetime of slavery because they can't afford to leave, nor to live decently, nor to send money home. I realise this does not only apply to Dubai, but Dubai is the topic of this thread.
Obviously you are living in Dubai, no doubt earning good money and in great comfort, and yet you are happy to throw stones at me because you assume I supported and benefited from apartheid. We are both as bad as the other.
three eighty A pragmatic approach, you are right, but I would not fly on Emirates if an alternative were available.