This is absurd. A poor [literally] imported TCN* worker picks Neem leaves for a sick friend who cannot afford to go to a clinic for traditional medical care and he gets fined 750 SAR [$201.00]. How many Neem leaves could he have possibly picked? He didn’t actually dig up the tree for goodness sake. The Powers that Be, here, have imposed a fine which is probably two entire months salary for this worker who has come here to make a living for his family in a country where he can’t and now he must give up one-sixth of his yearly income. Disheartening. And just plain wrong. On the bright side, at least he was not punished by having his right hand cut off.
*Third Country National who does a job involving manual labor – one that no “local” would ever consider – for wages that are so low they are barely survivable.
*Third Country National who does a job involving manual labor – one that no “local” would ever consider – for wages that are so low they are barely survivable.
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