<p>There is no minimum wage here in the UAE and you'd be shocked by the kind of conditions a lot people work under for almost nothing. Most of the workers are poor people from south asia that come to the UAE expecting good jobs and working conditions, but they're only exploited by their employers because they simply have no other choice. They have to accept it or else starve. A lot of them go for months without getting paid, or have to work in the desert sun for hours at a time without any breaks. They're treated really horribly. The only people that benefit from the absence of a minimum wage are the wealthy.</p>