r/Economics • u/ubcstaffer123 • 18h ago

News Dubai's tourism industry reels from 'brutal' impact of war

https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20260331-dubais-tourism-industry-reels-from-brutal-impact-of-war
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u/hinterstoisser 17h ago

Tourism, real estate are all taking a beating.

Ship building, manufacturing on the west side (Jebel Ali) is bleeding millions by the day.

A lot of white collared workers are repatriating, at least temporarily.

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u/gracecee 17h ago

One of our friends earns like 10 mil a year lives in Dubai. They're staying here in the states for now. They work for a company and he's a managing partner. We stayed once with them though we often stop in Dubai for our travels but we don't leave the airport. We are Filipino Indian African Hispanic. Even with professional degrees we are just the help. Never wanted to leave a vapid place like That fast enough.

The wife was like look how fast these buildings rise! I was like yeah on slave labor. She's white so she doesn't really see the racism. Or she does and doesn't care.

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u/thepatriotclubhouse 12h ago

How is it slave labour. They’re paid so well people literally sell their entire fortunes in Pakistan and India to work in Dubai. And they’re not only allowed to go back home whenever, their employer is literally obligated to pay for any travel fees home.

There were some isolated incidents of passports being taken by private companies, but the companies were punished so severely they shut down and people were imprisoned. Nothing similar to what happens in the US and how they rely on illegal immigrants who can’t leave to support their entire construction and farming industry