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Downing tools? Do it properly

Those Bahraini trade unions don't mess around. Encouraged by the historic success of the Alba workers who managed to secure a 20% pay rise after stopping work for all of sixty minutes last week, the workforce at Bahrain's only major oil refinery are now planning a protest of their own

Downing tools? Do it properly

Those Bahraini trade unions don't mess around.

Look after your labour force to keep authorities on side

Alex McGeoch, head of employment, Hadef Al Dhahiri and Associates, outlines some of the potential problems for contractors in managing workforce headcounts in the UAE and suggests ways in which they can stay on the right side of the Ministry of Labour.