After their company director absconded with large amounts of company funds in 2018, 1,200 migrant workers at an unnamed catering company in Abu Dhabi were left without wages. They have since received compensation. The affected workers included cooks, waiters, drivers and administrative staff. The company was reportedly impacted by "financial troubles".

In January 2019, a first group of 400 workers received Dh3 million in unpaid wages after the case was addressed by the Abu Dhabi Judicial Department (ADJD).

In September 2019 it was reported that a further group of "hundreds" of workers recovered Dh10 million after bringing their case to the Abu Dhabi Labour Court. Some of the money was recovered after the court approached government departments which had failed to pay the company for contracts.

In February 2020 it was reported that the remaining 762 workers at the company had also received their owed wages.

The cases were resolved at the Abu Dhabi Mobile Labour court, hosted on a double decker bus which travels between labour camps visiting workers at their accommodation. Whilst the cases were with the labour court, the workers were reliant on the department for accommodation and food. The court also finalised the workers' legal status, with those wishing to return home provided with a ticket and those looking for stay able to find alternative employment.