RTA recruitment event – in pictures

Applicants for jobs as Roads and Transport Authority taxi drivers queue at the Privilege Labour Recruitment Office, in Abu Hail Centre, in Deira, Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National
Applicants for jobs as Roads and Transport Authority taxi drivers queue at the Privilege Labour Recruitment Office, in Abu Hail Centre, in Deira, Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National
Kwaku Danso, from Ghana, queues to apply to become an RTA taxi driver.
Kwaku Danso, from Ghana, queues to apply to become an RTA taxi driver.
Applicants must have a residency visa and Emirates ID and must be aged between 23 and 55, the advert read.
Applicants must have a residency visa and Emirates ID and must be aged between 23 and 55, the advert read.
Haseeb Nadeem, from Pakistan, examines the paperwork for his application.
Haseeb Nadeem, from Pakistan, examines the paperwork for his application.
Dubai Taxi Corporation, run by the RTA, has 5,700 vehicles. Most vehicles run 24 hours a day, operated by drivers on 12-hour split shifts.
Dubai Taxi Corporation, run by the RTA, has 5,700 vehicles. Most vehicles run 24 hours a day, operated by drivers on 12-hour split shifts.
Mahfuzur Rahaman Khan, from Bangladesh, in the queue of applicants. In recent months, demand for taxis has outstripped supply in Dubai.
Mahfuzur Rahaman Khan, from Bangladesh, in the queue of applicants. In recent months, demand for taxis has outstripped supply in Dubai.