Ninety Indians have been charged for indulging in violence following the weekend protests demanding better wages and working conditions at a labour camp in Dubai even as UAE authorities decided not to deport over 4,000 people, mostly South Asians, detained for taking part in the stir.
A total of 159 workers, including 90 Indians, have been charged for indulging in violence, an Indian diplomat said, adding they will be prosecuted and if found guilty they will be deported.
However, the local government has decided not to deport 4,000 other workers, mostly Indians, Pakistanis and Bangladeshis, who were taken into custody for protests at Jebel Ali Labour on Saturday.
"The UAE decision not to deport the workers follows lengthy negotiations among the local authorities, the construction company and the Indian