BRICKLAYING OUTSIDE THE WIRE IN BAGHDAD

by Mickey Di Napoli
(SARF LONDON)

ALPHA SQUAD BRICKIES UK

ALPHA SQUAD BRICKIES UK

HI there i have a chance of going to Baghdad in Feb 2011. I a brickie in the uk and the rate i was told for a five day week was $1000 sounds like someone is gona get shafted , and that could be me . would you know the rate for this sector of construction.
cheers mate .

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Jan 30, 2012
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by: Anonymous

fancy popping a few in myself if the money was right !! got a 2 and 1 gang must be somewhere in the world to earn a few quid cause it aint here ! 90k as a security consultant ? do you need a trainee ??!!!
Jan 14, 2011
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by: Anonymous

THE INFO I HAVE IS FROM A GUY THAT I WORKED FOR A FEW YEARS AGO AND HE CAME BACK FROM BAGHDAD IN NOV AFTER WORKING THREE MONTHS FOR AN AMERICAN COMPANY HE SAID HE IS WAITING FOR THE GROSS PAYMENT PAPERWORK TO COME THROUGH THEN HE WILL SEND ME THE FORMS FOR A CRB CHECK , HE ALSO SAID THAT THEY HAD ARMED GUARDS BUT WENT TO THE JOB SITE IN A MINI BUS WHICH I THOUGHT STRANGE . IT'S BAD ENOUGH DRIVING TO WORK THROUGH PECKHAM IN SARF LONDON IN A MINI BUS LET ALONE BAGHDAD.
Dec 17, 2010
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by: Anonymous

All contracting jobs in Iraq are very well paid due to the threat. I have been here for almost 4 years earning 90k stirling, tax free, a year as a security consultant.

If the job you have been offered is working outside the wire, then the chances of you surviving to spend any of your money are pretty slim. All expats need armed security and armoured vehicles to travel around Iraq, so be very careful about what you're getting yourself into.

All the tradesmen I've seen since I've been here who work in the US camps are from either India or Bangladesh, as they are cheap labour and everyone involved in construction outside the camps are Iraqis, NOT expats.

Good luck

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