Common Sense it would seem has intervened in UAE according to this morning's Gulf Times - I cant be arsed to put in the link - check it out for yourselves. After a reasonable complaint from an Oil Rig worker about having to work in excessive temperatures and being "forced" to abstain from taking water, the "authorities" have conceded that in certain types of employment and given certain caveats, workers MAY break their fast to save their lives!!!! and take water as appropriate. I am extending that ruling to the taking of coffee in my car first thing in the morning in order to protect the health of my staff when I arrive at work!!
On a broader canvass, seeing what I do see around the place, I'm not so sure that the commercialisation of Ramadan in the retail sector isnt going the same as Christmas went some years ago in the West - interesting development.
Common Sense it would seem has intervened in UAE according to this morning's Gulf Times - I cant be arsed to put in the link - check it out for yourselves. After a reasonable complaint from an Oil Rig worker about having to work in excessive temperatures and being "forced" to abstain from taking water, the "authorities" have conceded that in certain types of employment and given certain caveats, workers MAY break their fast to save their lives!!!! and take water as appropriate. I am extending that ruling to the taking of coffee in my car first thing in the morning in order to protect the health of my staff when I arrive at work!!
On a broader canvass, seeing what I do see around the place, I'm not so sure that the commercialisation of Ramadan in the retail sector isnt going the same as Christmas went some years ago in the West - interesting development.