Dubai government turns a blind eye to these practices.
This is the real problem. Consider:
none of the men in the room had actually read their contract. Only two of them knew how to read.
This contract would not be enforceable in the United Kingdom (and probably the US, but I don't know how much common law the US applies to contracts) whereas Dubai's legal system doesn't exactly inspire confidence in the people it should be protecting the most (I admit, perhaps it shouldn't be.. I have a rather liberal Western viewpoint).
This is the real problem. Consider:
none of the men in the room had actually read their contract. Only two of them knew how to read.
This contract would not be enforceable in the United Kingdom (and probably the US, but I don't know how much common law the US applies to contracts) whereas Dubai's legal system doesn't exactly inspire confidence in the people it should be protecting the most (I admit, perhaps it shouldn't be.. I have a rather liberal Western viewpoint).