Have you not seen what happens with the labor workers out here if they put down their tools when working for a government company the UAE sees this as a strike. The same is pilots for EK,FZ,and the unmentionable. Striking in the UAE is illegal, Fact. They have the right to arrest you and lock you up if you refuse to fly. I don't agree with that at all but it's the situation we are in.
Correct me if I'm wrong