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Workers go on strike in Sharjah

SHARJAH - Around 250 labourers of a Sharjah-based contracting company yesterday began a peaceful protest by staying away from work and remaining in their labour camps in Al Saaja and near the National Paints in Sharjah Industrial Area. The workers are demanding a salary hike.

Published: Mon 10 Mar 2008, 8:41 AM

Updated: Mon 9 Sept 2024, 4:02 PM

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On Saturday afternoon, the workers had a dispute with the company PRO over an increase in their salary from Dh650 to Dh1,000 per month. But, the PRO called the police who arrested six workers and disbursed the rest, a worker said.

The worker disclosed that officials from the Ministry of Labour have been negotiating with the company officials to look into the labourers' demands. The company has agreed to hike salary to Dh800 instead of Dh1,000, the workers said.