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A gas station in Dubai has one of its workers for a 10-dirham ($2.72) tip. The UAE newspaper "Gulf News" reports on the of 24-year-old Santosh Kumar, who was in his first week of work for the Dubai- Emirates General Petroleum Corporation, which petrol stations under the name of Emarat. Mr Kumar said he was strip by his supervisor, who found the 10-dirham note in his socks. Emarat officials told Gulf News its employees are not to accept tips. "The corporation to great lengths to ensure that our staff are with love and care," the official said.

Fuel pump attendants strip searches are a regular feature at Emarat. Staff are even on the bus back to their living quarters. Mr Kumar says: "I was to this humiliation on my first day at work. My supervisor… me to take off my pants. I was near to tears…he me to jump five times to off any coins I might be ." The practice of strip-searching is illegal in the UAE; lawyers say it human rights. Emarat attendants get a monthly salary of 1,000 dirhams ($272) for long hours, often in temperatures over 40ºC. Many motorists are outraged at this policy and want workers to their tips.

 


 
 

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