Comments on: The True Grit Behind Hot Building Schemes

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By: Tafline Laylin

Tafline Laylin — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 09:38:50 +0000

I agree Sarah. At the moment I am in Egypt, looking around, realizing this is how it has always been with human beings. The powerful exploit the meek. I don’t get it, and I think there is a better way, but we have a lot of history to overcome first no?

By: Sarah

Sarah — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 19:11:38 +0000

I find it interesting/sad that these countries have money coming out the wazoo and are willing to build air-conditioned stadia and hotel for sport, but when it comes to giving their workers (the people literally building their country), they’re crammed and treated like cattle and inferiors.

By: Multiplicity

Multiplicity — Fri, 20 May 2011 08:23:30 +0000

I don’t know how they do it, my teenager became heat effected in one hour even while drinking plenty of water at 4 pm recently in the UAE.

I think using the relative cool of the night would be a good start. Also in hot climates elsewhere outdoor workers are supplied with cooling vests and bandanas designed to reduce heat stress. This is one example: http://www.roshgo.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?page=rc01/CTGY/00830

Another way people can help individually is by supporting AdoptaCamp a great organisation working to improve the quality of life for workers.

http://www.facebook.com/pages/AdoptaCamp/128987127135944?sk=info

By: Tafline Laylin

Tafline Laylin — Fri, 20 May 2011 05:44:02 +0000

Hi Nicole… you’re not getting replies? We’ll definitely look into that. Thanks so much.

By: Nicole

Nicole — Fri, 20 May 2011 05:15:40 +0000

Yes, most of them send almost everything back home.
They still have an intact system (sort of) where families all care for each other. That’s one reason so many of them cannot understand it when you say you don’t have kids. I just explained to one of ‘my’ taxi drivers that our society is different (not better).
Many live in very humble places here. Where we have 4 rooms for 2 people, they use those for rooms often for 10 people.

(PS: Is there a chance that you guys get a function on your blog where one can get replies by email?! :))

By: Tafline Laylin

Tafline Laylin — Tue, 17 May 2011 09:49:04 +0000

Today doctors called for this ban to be imposed based on temperature and not on dates. 38 degrees C = just over 100 degrees F. And it’s humid (though not fully yet.)

By: Ellen

Ellen — Mon, 16 May 2011 18:26:22 +0000

Thanks for illuminating this, Taf. I had heard about the South Asian working conditions some time ago, primarily re housing abominations. (Could you also include Farenheit for us ignoramuses?)

By: Tafline Laylin

Tafline Laylin — Mon, 16 May 2011 11:11:22 +0000

In reply to Hunny. Oh, that's good to know. Thanks Hunny!

By: Karin Kloosterman

Karin Kloosterman — Mon, 16 May 2011 11:02:30 +0000

I’ve often thought about a new way of living in the Middle East: a reversal of day-night. Sleep during the day when it’s hot, and work and open the streets at night. Sunrise = Night-night.