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Article

4 Jun 2011

Author:
Andy Sambidge, ArabianBusiness.com [UAE]

UAE: Cultural Island Monitor a Positive Move

An Abu Dhabi development company's appointment of an independent monitor for conditions for workers building the Saadiyat Island cultural project is a positive step, US-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Saturday. But it added that the Tourism Development & Investment Company (TDIC), which appointed PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) on May 31, needed to take "additional steps" to protect migrant workers' rights on the project...HRW said these should include setting…penalties for contractors that violate standards, and putting into effect…remedies for workers whose rights are violated…All UAE contractors employing migrant construction workers should appoint…third-party independent monitors…, it added.