AP
This sign reminds outdoor workers in the United Arab Emirates when they must take their two and a half hour break in the shade.
Many outdoor workers in the Middle East
are being forced to rest in the shade for hours each day this summer to escape the oppressive summer sun and heat, The Associated Press reports.
AP
Laborers nap around a fan during the midday break from construction work on a mall in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
AP
Many of the Dubai workers use cardboard for cushions and their helmets for pillows.
Government inspectors in those countries strictly enforce the ban, making thousands of visits to work sites to ensure companies comply. It is intended to protect the many migrant workers vital to big construction projects in the Gulf Arab states. Many of those workers come from Yemen, Egypt, and South Asian countries like India and Pakistan, often to work under awful conditions.
Reuters
These workers sleep on wooden boards in the shade beneath their Dubai construction site.
Reuters
Laborers helping to build infrastructure ahead of the 2022 World Cup soccer tournament in Qatar rest during their midday break.
