No place for the poor to live

Don’t blame those who share rooms ( Crackdowns on room-sharing in Abu Dhabi not deterring labourers, October 26). My cleaner works for a company I would love to name and shame. He gets paid only Dh700 a month.

How can anyone live on that amount and save? The root cause of the living arrangements is because of poor salaries. Maybe the authorities should crack down on employee abuse and the Government should set a minimum wage. Then and only then can problems like these be successfully tackled. Carla Botha, Abu Dhabi Can you please report on places that someone can afford to legally live when their salary is Dh1,200 and the company provides no accommodation? Also, why are these people called labourers? They are expatriates. Chris Reid, Dubai Prohibitive house rents in Abu Dhabi make life difficult for many. The problem is compounded by the law that prohibits sharing accommodation. Either rents have to reduce significantly or the authorities have to allow people to share accommodation. MA Mannan, Abu Dhabi