Afternoon work ban raises UAE standing globally - 22 Jun 2011
To help safeguard from exposure to extreme heat, the United Arab Emirates from June 15 through mid-September prohibits working between the hours of 12:30 PM to 3:00 PM, advising rest during that time as employers are also encouraged to provide shades, cold water and other amenities to protect employees.
Water management officials warn that as of mid-June 2011 Texas, USA is enduring its worst drought since record-keeping began 116 years ago, while farmers in the state of Georgia, also afflicted by extreme lack of rain, are seeing corn and cotton crops dry up.
