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A gas station in Dubai has [fired / firing] one of its workers for [acceptance / accepting] a 10-dirham ($2.72) tip. The UAE newspaper “Gulf News” reports on the [boxing / sacking] of 24-year-old Santosh Kumar, who was [terminated / terminal] in his first week of work for the Dubai-based Emirates General Petroleum Corporation, which [operatives / operates] petrol stations [under / over] the name of Emarat. Mr Kumar said he was strip searched by his supervisor, who found the 10-dirham [memo / note] in his socks. Emarat officials told Gulf News its employees are not [permitted / permissive] to accept tips. “The corporation goes to great [widths / lengths] to ensure that our staff are [treated / treatment] with love and care,” the official said.

Fuel pump attendants say strip searches are a regular [future / feature] at Emarat. Staff are even [frisked / frisky] on the bus back to their living [thirds / quarters] . Mr Kumar says: “I was [subjective / subjected] to this humiliation on my first day at work. My supervisor…[gestured / gestation] me to take off my pants. I was near to [tears / fears]… he ordered me to jump five times to shake off any coins I might be hiding.” The [practical / practice] of strip-searching is illegal in the UAE; lawyers say it [violations / violates] human rights. Emarat attendants get a monthly salary of 1,000 dirhams ($272) for working long hours, often [in / at] temperatures over 40ºC. Many motorists are [outburst / outraged] at this policy and want workers to keep their tips.