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Russian expat in Dubai seeks ‘damages’ from airline, alleging his wife
flying first class to Seoul was treated in ‘a horrible way’

Published: August 19, 2015 20:18

By Sharmila Dhal, Chief Reporter

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DUBAI The husband of a pregnant woman flying first class on a Dubai

flight to Seoul has accused the cabin crew of “negligence” and sought
damages.

Dmitry Rushika, a Russian expat in Dubai, said his wife Ekaterina, six-
and-a-half months pregnant, had a business class ticket on an Emirates
flight to Seoul on August 9, but ended up flying first class as she was
upgraded. “But starting from the boarding till the landing, she was
treated in such a horrible way,” he claimed, alleging that the cabin crew
did not offer her a glass of water or blanket.

Dmitry alleged: “When my wife called the attendent to bring food, she TRENDING
did not help her to fold the table. Only when my wife told her that she
cannot do it, did she help but hit my wife’s belly in the process, When my
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The man questioned the propriety of his wife’s seat being upgraded to first
class and alleged it was done “to get extra profit by selling one more
business class” ticket. “We have lodged a complaint and hope Emirates
will take action and reinstate damages to (my wife), “
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Dubai: By the women, for the women. That is perhaps the best way one
could describe a women-only job fair held in Dubai.

It was a rare display of women empowerment through career

opportunities when nearly 2,000 expat candidates attended the “All
Women’s Job Fair” at a five-star hotel in Downtown Dubai on Saturday.

The special career fair for female jobseekers was organised by WIT Events
run by the Women in Tamil Nadu (WIT), a community group of Indian
expat women from the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
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Merlin Gopi, president of WIT, told Gulf News that the event provided a
platform for women job seekers of various nationalities to meet with
several companies under one roof, offering a multitude of employment
opportunities.

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“WIT feels proud and honoured to have organised and conducted this All
Women’s Job Fair,” she said.

Speaking about the reason for hosting the event, Gopi said: “We are
trying to support women to be independent financially, have knowledge,
courage and self-respect. We are also conducting many talent shows and
entertainment events.

"After every event, we take feedback from our group and we got many
requests from the members for this kind of job fair. We found that many
of them are highly educated but lack enough support, guidance and
connections to land jobs. So we approached some companies and decided
to go with a career fair open to women jobseekers of all nationalities.”

She said the fair was also beneficial for the companies as they were able
to screen a large number of candidates in person in a short time.

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 Companies and jobs
“The companies that took part included a hotel, a courier company, an
insurance company, a school group, a supermarket chain, facilities
management companies,‫ دوالر‬200HR‫ًء من‬recruitment
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companies that tookADpart in our fair. We also thank
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attended the fair and patiently waited for their turn to meet the
recruiters. Overall, the job fair was a great success with around 2000
women candidates of all nationalities taking part,” said Gopi.

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The job offerings at the fair spanned a wide spectrum, including positions
in administration, teaching, sales, engineering, promotion, customer
service, healthcare, insurance consulting, front office roles, sales
representation, cashiering, driving, personal assistance, human
resources, and accounting.

Job seekers were required to register for free and then enter the job fair
halls with a limited number of attendees at any given time. Several
volunteers from the 3000-strong WIT group facilitated the registration
and interview procedures.

Gopi said the results were promising, as a minimum of 100 candidates

were shortlisted for potential job opportunities after spot interviews.

“The shortlisted candidates have been asked to go for the next round in
their offices. The HR managers were happy to have received candidates
with good resumes,” she said.

Jobseekers speak
One of them is Indian expat Priya Sriram, who applied for an admin job.
She said she had been advised by a logistics company to go for the next
interview on Wednesday. “I am looking forward to that. It was really a
 great experience to greet and meet some companies in one place. This
initiative really gave motivation and self-confidence to candidates like
me.”
Another applicant, Sujatha, said she got assurance from two companies
for the next round of interviews in the coming week. “A third one said
they would call me over the phone.”

Filipina expat Jenni Rose, who sought a job opening in the front office in
the hospitality sector, appreciated the initiative and said: “Usually when
we go for walk-in interviews or job fairs, the male candidates get priority
in most places. This was different.”

Another candidate said many women found it a good platform to look for
jobs that suit their qualifications and experiences. “Thank you WIT for
giving us this platform to motivate and encourage women and empower
them,” she added.

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