Workers protest in Jebel Ali

Riot police were called in following a violent protest by hundreds of Chinese workers in a camp in Jebel Ali on Wednesday night, a senior police officer told XPRESS.

Colonel Khalil Ebrahim Al Mansouri, Director of Dubai Police's Criminal Investigation Department (CID), said around 800 Chinese workers were involved in the protest, demanding that their company pay their taxes in China.

“They started protesting at around 6pm in their labour camp. The stand-off is still going on [at around 10.30pm],'' he said. “Everything is under control and a riot control team was on stand- by. We did not get any reports of injuries.''

Tax demand