Sunday, April 8, 2007

That's Filipino Way!

(gulf-news.com) - Dubai: Maria (not her real name) has to shower with three other women every morning to get to work on time since only two bathrooms are available for herself and her 14 colleagues in a two-bedroom company apartment.

Fifteen female employees of Ramez Trading, which runs supermarkets, share the Sharjah apartment, assigning eight and seven people per room respectively. Sleeping on bunk beds, the women have little personal space.

"We're lucky for having different shifts, some starting at 9am and others at 10am. Otherwise seven or eight of us would be showering at the same time," laughed Maria, a Filipina who makes Dh1,300 a month... full details here

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