Dubai To Build Giant Labourers’ Markets
Dubai Municipality has announced a major development plan for community labourer’s markets in the labour zones within the city.
The plan encompasses the establishment of:
- A new market covering an area of 16,227sq m in industrial zones of Al Quoz 3
- Another covering 9,292sq m in Muhaisanah 2
- Renovation of the community labourers’ market in Al Quoz 4, which is spread across 14,231sq m
The move comes in line with Dubai Municipality’s goal to reinforce its social responsibility towards the labourers and enhance their quality of life and well-being by delivering integrated services and all necessities within the same location and ensuring top-notch standards, viability of life, and stability.
The plan to develop and establish community labour markets is projected to yield various benefits by offering comprehensive shopping spaces which include designated spaces for ready-to-eat food, vegetable and fruit shops, meat and fish, consumer shops, and clothing, as well as barbershops, sewing, and ticket centres.
Furthermore, it guarantees the products and materials at a price range that matches the financial capability of workers and meets all health, safety, and food safety standards set by Dubai Municipality.
In addition, the Municipality will supervise hosting recreational, social, and sporting events within these community markets to transform them into a sought-after recreational destination for labourers by partnering with Dubai Police, which is one of the strategic partners of the Municipality in establishing markets.
The development of the community labourer’s market will encourage community participation within local companies and institutions, which are operating in the public and private sectors.
It will be attained by building strong collaboration with these companies in terms of conducting recreational, sporting, health, and community activities for labourers within the allocated spaces in the market free of charge.
In 2022, Dubai Municipality and Dubai Police launched the Community Labourers’ Market in the Al Quoz area, which is the first licenced formal market in a labour zone.
Unlike random markets that attract thousands of labourers and sell products without a licence, the formal market focuses on eliminating practises that impact consumer and public health.
