On Saturday the loader continued to fill in the large cavatity that had been created when the area had been dug out. Inside the cavatity were all the concrete foundations. By Saturday night these foundations had been covered over and the land scape / sand scape was back to its original height.
Today the workmen are busy laying reinforcing rods across the top of the concrete foundations left poking up out of the sand. Tonight there were 14 men working on the site. No fluro vests, hard hats or steel capped work boots evident. It's amazing how quickly the worksite is changing, but then with 14 labourers working continually it should.
I was discussing the building with one of the ladies in my apartment as she had noticed a shed over the back of the site being lined with clear polythene. We spectulated as to the purpose. Maybe a washroom? She was telling me that until the plumbing goes in, the workmen have to use make shift amenities. Once there is plumbing they can start tapping, pardon the pun, into amenities and abultions of the construction. This may explain one reason for the rapid pace of construction, however I think not. Labour is cheap in the Middle East and the workmen work for pittance in what I would regard as below standard conditions. However I am told the conditions they work in and for in the UAE are far better than those of their "home" countries.
2 comments:
Amazing. Rapid progress. There must be a great deal of cooperation and organisation in there.
Those little sheds at the back are the homes of the workers. Who needs lots of possessions and where would you put them if you had them?
And no lawns to mow!
Great pictures.
The workers are like ants crawling everywhere. We saw a documentary on Dubai recently that stated that there are now lots of homeless workers living on the streets. They have not been paid for their efforts, sometimes up to 6 months or more so they are unable to go home to India or Pakistan. I wonder if the same is happening in Al Ain?
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