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DUBAI: An Indian worker, who was allegedly manhandled by his superior for protecting his co-worker from assault, is fighting for life at a hospital in Riyadh, reports said on Saturday.
Sudheesh Kalathilparambil, hailing from Kerala, was brought to the hospital by a group of social workers that found him in critical condition in Al-Kharj, about 80km from the Saudi capital, the report said.
Sudheesh, working as a manual labourer in a construction company in Khamis Mushayt at a worksite in Barak, had to bear the brunt of his boss when he tried to save his colleagues.
A supervisor of the company, an Egyptian national, began physically assaulting the workers while they were taking a short break during the work. Sudheesh intervened on his colleagues' behalf. The supervisor then turned his rage on Sudheesh and beat him, the Arab News said in a report.
The Federation of Kerala Associations in Saudi Arabia has written a letter to the governmental Human Rights Commission and the government-approved National Human Rights Commission asking the organisations to investigate the matter.
DUBAI: An Indian worker, who was allegedly manhandled by his superior for protecting his co-worker from assault, is fighting for life at a hospital in Riyadh, reports said on Saturday.
Sudheesh Kalathilparambil, hailing from Kerala, was brought to the hospital by a group of social workers that found him in critical condition in Al-Kharj, about 80km from the Saudi capital, the report said.
Sudheesh, working as a manual labourer in a construction company in Khamis Mushayt at a worksite in Barak, had to bear the brunt of his boss when he tried to save his colleagues.
A supervisor of the company, an Egyptian national, began physically assaulting the workers while they were taking a short break during the work. Sudheesh intervened on his colleagues' behalf. The supervisor then turned his rage on Sudheesh and beat him, the Arab News said in a report.
The Federation of Kerala Associations in Saudi Arabia has written a letter to the governmental Human Rights Commission and the government-approved National Human Rights Commission asking the organisations to investigate the matter.
Indian worker found strangled in JeddahIndian worker found strangled in Jeddah
- by Dubai Labor
23/07/2008 @ 06:53
DUBAI: An Indian worker was found dead in his room in the Sulaimaniyah district in Jeddah.
The expatriate was found strangled in his room in a residential complex of a private security company by his roommate, who informed the supervisor, media reports said.
"A forensic expert affirmed that it is a case of strangling but there were no traces of violence or forceful entry to the room," the spokesperson for Jeddah police Col Misfar Al-Juaid said without revealing the identity of the victim.
DUBAI: An Indian worker was found dead in his room in the Sulaimaniyah district in Jeddah.
The expatriate was found strangled in his room in a residential complex of a private security company by his roommate, who informed the supervisor, media reports said.
"A forensic expert affirmed that it is a case of strangling but there were no traces of violence or forceful entry to the room," the spokesperson for Jeddah police Col Misfar Al-Juaid said without revealing the identity of the victim.
Labour ministry rejects firms' fine waiver plea in mid-day break violation
- by Dubai Labor
23/07/2008 @ 06:50
ABU DHABI - A top official at the Ministry of Labour (MoL) has rejected applications from firms in the capital seeking to waive fines imposed on them for violation of mid-day break rule.
Humaid bin Deemas, Acting General Manager in the MoL, who rejected the applications, has emphasised that all the companiesmust abide by the ministerial rule to stop work from 12.30pm to 3pm at outdoor work sites during July and August.
"It is a decision that bans heavy and light work activities under the sun in the summer to protect workers' health," he added, pointing out that the rule was clear.
According to sources at the ministry, the inspectors found more than 180 firms across the country violating the rule and making the labourers work under the sun.
ABU DHABI - A top official at the Ministry of Labour (MoL) has rejected applications from firms in the capital seeking to waive fines imposed on them for violation of mid-day break rule.
Humaid bin Deemas, Acting General Manager in the MoL, who rejected the applications, has emphasised that all the companiesmust abide by the ministerial rule to stop work from 12.30pm to 3pm at outdoor work sites during July and August.
"It is a decision that bans heavy and light work activities under the sun in the summer to protect workers' health," he added, pointing out that the rule was clear.
According to sources at the ministry, the inspectors found more than 180 firms across the country violating the rule and making the labourers work under the sun.
Japanese expats relieved as tsunami warning lifted
- by Dubai Labor
21/07/2008 @ 07:30
DUBAI — Japanese expatriates in the UAE were relieved after their country lifted the tsunami warning past 4.30pm (UAE time) issued earlier after an earthquake in the magnitude of 7.0 on the Richter Scale struck off Japan's eastern coast early morning yesterday.
The strong earthquake that shook buildings even in Tokyo and rocked the eastern coast prompted the Japanese government to issue a tsunami warning.
Vice-Consul at the Japanese Consulate General in Dubai Akiyuki Kataoka said the tsunami did not hit the eastern coast and anywhere else in Japan after almost 12 hours following the warning and no damage was reported by Japan's weather station.
"I was watching the Japanese television channels when the tsunami warning was issued, but after long hours nothing happened. We are very much glad that our families, friends and relatives back home are safe," Kataoka said.
Japan sits atop four tectonic plates and is one of the world's most earthquake-prone countries. The entire country is at risk to be hit by an earthquake. But, the risk of being hit by a major earthquake is larger in areas along the entire Pacific coast between Tokyo and Kochi, including Shizuoka (86 per cent probability within the next 30 years), Yamanashi (82 per cent), Mie (59 per cent), Kochi (48 per cent), Tokushima (42 per cent) and Aichi (36 per cent), Japan's weather station said after the tsunami warning was lifted.
Kenji Saito, Deputy Chief of Mission, declared that the Japanese Consulate General would issue statement to the public and to the Japanese expatriates in UAE only if there is a directive from Japan.
He said that no heavy damage was reported so far. "I believe the earthquake does not affect us considering that only a handful of Japanese expatriates are working and living in the emirates, and most come from Central Japan, far from the earthquake-hit areas. As of now, there are only 3,000 Japaneses in the UAE," he said.
Shigeru Kazaoka, Managing Director of G Value With You in Sharjah, also expressed similar sentiments. He said the small Japanese in the UAE would not be much affected by the natural calamity that occurs because not too many people live there, and most of the Japanese expatriates and businessmen in the emirates come from Japan's central area. "Besides, many of Japan's new buildings are too sturdy as they are built earthquake-resistant," he added.
Japan's Meteorological Agency reported that the tremor struck five miles beneath the north Pacific Ocean, 77 miles east-northeast of Iwaki, Japan. Hence, most of those affected are residents in the prefectures of Miyagi and Iwate, a sparsely populated region around 300km north of Tokyo.
DUBAI — Japanese expatriates in the UAE were relieved after their country lifted the tsunami warning past 4.30pm (UAE time) issued earlier after an earthquake in the magnitude of 7.0 on the Richter Scale struck off Japan's eastern coast early morning yesterday.
The strong earthquake that shook buildings even in Tokyo and rocked the eastern coast prompted the Japanese government to issue a tsunami warning.
Vice-Consul at the Japanese Consulate General in Dubai Akiyuki Kataoka said the tsunami did not hit the eastern coast and anywhere else in Japan after almost 12 hours following the warning and no damage was reported by Japan's weather station.
"I was watching the Japanese television channels when the tsunami warning was issued, but after long hours nothing happened. We are very much glad that our families, friends and relatives back home are safe," Kataoka said.
Japan sits atop four tectonic plates and is one of the world's most earthquake-prone countries. The entire country is at risk to be hit by an earthquake. But, the risk of being hit by a major earthquake is larger in areas along the entire Pacific coast between Tokyo and Kochi, including Shizuoka (86 per cent probability within the next 30 years), Yamanashi (82 per cent), Mie (59 per cent), Kochi (48 per cent), Tokushima (42 per cent) and Aichi (36 per cent), Japan's weather station said after the tsunami warning was lifted.
Kenji Saito, Deputy Chief of Mission, declared that the Japanese Consulate General would issue statement to the public and to the Japanese expatriates in UAE only if there is a directive from Japan.
He said that no heavy damage was reported so far. "I believe the earthquake does not affect us considering that only a handful of Japanese expatriates are working and living in the emirates, and most come from Central Japan, far from the earthquake-hit areas. As of now, there are only 3,000 Japaneses in the UAE," he said.
Shigeru Kazaoka, Managing Director of G Value With You in Sharjah, also expressed similar sentiments. He said the small Japanese in the UAE would not be much affected by the natural calamity that occurs because not too many people live there, and most of the Japanese expatriates and businessmen in the emirates come from Japan's central area. "Besides, many of Japan's new buildings are too sturdy as they are built earthquake-resistant," he added.
Japan's Meteorological Agency reported that the tremor struck five miles beneath the north Pacific Ocean, 77 miles east-northeast of Iwaki, Japan. Hence, most of those affected are residents in the prefectures of Miyagi and Iwate, a sparsely populated region around 300km north of Tokyo.
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Early vaccination must for expats, says study
- by Dubai Labor
21/07/2008 @ 07:29
ABU DHABI — Immigration and crammed living conditions make the country succeptible to chickenpox outbreaks, although there has never been a countrywide epidemic, say experts.
Expatriates from countries with tropical climates, such as Sri Lanka and some parts of India, are most succeptible to the disease as adults because they are less likely to be exposed to it as children.
According to a study conducted in Al Ain by doctors Sayina Uduman, Tahira Mohammed, Rafi Al Wash, Asad Usmani and Abd Albari Bener in association with the Department of Preventive Medicine at the Ministry of Health (MoH) immigrant workers 21-30 years of age, most notably Sri Lankans and Indians, had low exposure to the chickenpox virus as children. This made these communities most affected by the disease as adults in the UAE.
Exposure to the virus as a child, through vaccination or contracting the disease makes a severe adult case of chickenpox unlikely. Yet, many expatriates in the country were not vaccinated, as the vaccine has only been around since 1995. In addition, since climates in their home countries are not favourable to the spread of the virus that causes the disease, many have never had chickenpox and are thus succeptible to contracting it.
"The presence in the region of working expatriates from countries with low chickenpox exposure might increase the possibility of adult individuals acquiring severe chickenpox infection. This might burden clinics and cause economical losses in clinical settings," concluded the physicians.
"Our findings indicate strongly the importance of considering an early vaccination programme among this segment of the population," they added.
Chickenpox causes a rash that usually begins on the scalp or back first and then spreads all over the body. In addition, it can also cause fever, and fatigue.
Children can usually recover from chickenpox without any problems, but in adults the infection may be severe or even fatal, with complications such as meningitis and pneumonia.
A very effective chickenpox vaccine has been available since 1995 to immunise against the disease, yet the vaccine, which costs an average of Dh200 is currently provided to at risk groups, and is not part of the basic vaccination schedule for children in the country. Yet this might be changing as three new vaccines, anti-tetanus, diphtheria and chicken pox, are being added to the vaccination programme administered through the school system by the School Health Department of the MoH.
"When the disease hits a person as an adult, it has a much more devastating effect than when it is contracted earlier in life, and thus it is important to get vaccinated against the disease at a young age", said Dr J.P.R McCulloch, Pediatrician at Al Noor Hospital.
"The disease is seasonal and occurs in the country mostly in the Spring (around March and April). Yet when it's Spring in Australia, it's a different time here, and thus immigrants and visitors can definitely bring it into the country," he said.
Dr Ragesh Hegde, from the department of Dermatology at New Medical Centre said that although there was recently an outbreak in the country, the cases of chickenpox infection he sees have drastically decreased.
ABU DHABI — Immigration and crammed living conditions make the country succeptible to chickenpox outbreaks, although there has never been a countrywide epidemic, say experts.
Expatriates from countries with tropical climates, such as Sri Lanka and some parts of India, are most succeptible to the disease as adults because they are less likely to be exposed to it as children.
According to a study conducted in Al Ain by doctors Sayina Uduman, Tahira Mohammed, Rafi Al Wash, Asad Usmani and Abd Albari Bener in association with the Department of Preventive Medicine at the Ministry of Health (MoH) immigrant workers 21-30 years of age, most notably Sri Lankans and Indians, had low exposure to the chickenpox virus as children. This made these communities most affected by the disease as adults in the UAE.
Exposure to the virus as a child, through vaccination or contracting the disease makes a severe adult case of chickenpox unlikely. Yet, many expatriates in the country were not vaccinated, as the vaccine has only been around since 1995. In addition, since climates in their home countries are not favourable to the spread of the virus that causes the disease, many have never had chickenpox and are thus succeptible to contracting it.
"The presence in the region of working expatriates from countries with low chickenpox exposure might increase the possibility of adult individuals acquiring severe chickenpox infection. This might burden clinics and cause economical losses in clinical settings," concluded the physicians.
"Our findings indicate strongly the importance of considering an early vaccination programme among this segment of the population," they added.
Chickenpox causes a rash that usually begins on the scalp or back first and then spreads all over the body. In addition, it can also cause fever, and fatigue.
Children can usually recover from chickenpox without any problems, but in adults the infection may be severe or even fatal, with complications such as meningitis and pneumonia.
A very effective chickenpox vaccine has been available since 1995 to immunise against the disease, yet the vaccine, which costs an average of Dh200 is currently provided to at risk groups, and is not part of the basic vaccination schedule for children in the country. Yet this might be changing as three new vaccines, anti-tetanus, diphtheria and chicken pox, are being added to the vaccination programme administered through the school system by the School Health Department of the MoH.
"When the disease hits a person as an adult, it has a much more devastating effect than when it is contracted earlier in life, and thus it is important to get vaccinated against the disease at a young age", said Dr J.P.R McCulloch, Pediatrician at Al Noor Hospital.
"The disease is seasonal and occurs in the country mostly in the Spring (around March and April). Yet when it's Spring in Australia, it's a different time here, and thus immigrants and visitors can definitely bring it into the country," he said.
Dr Ragesh Hegde, from the department of Dermatology at New Medical Centre said that although there was recently an outbreak in the country, the cases of chickenpox infection he sees have drastically decreased.
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