Banning The United Arab Emirates was the first to ban the use of children under 15 as jockeys in camel racing when Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan announced the ban on 29 July 2002."UAE enforces stringent steps to eradicate child jockeys." (Wam), Khaleej Times, 24 May 2005 In 2009 the UAE paid compensation to 879 former jockeys.Nelson, Dean. (5 May 2009) "Former camel jockeys compensated by UAE." Telegraph. Retrieved 2012-01-27. While the UAE has said that it issues penalties for those found using children as jockeys, in 2010 volunteers from Anti-Slavery International photographed violations of the ban.Peachey, Paul(3 March 2010). "UAE defies ban on child camel jockeys." The Independent. Retrieved 2012-01-27. Nowadays, the UAE is the birthplace of the current robot jockeys, which are designed to ride camels. The original design, a joint effort between the UAE and Switzerland.
Banning The United Arab Emirates was the first to ban the use of children under 15 as jockeys in camel racing when Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan announced the ban on 29 July 2002."UAE enforces stringent steps to eradicate child jockeys." (Wam) Khaleej Times, 24 May 2005 In 2009 the UAE paid compensation to 879 former jockeys.Nelson, Dean. (5 May 2009) "Former camel jockeys compensated by UAE." Telegraph. Retrieved 2012-01-27. While the UAE has said that it issues penalties for those found using children as jockeys, in 2010 volunteers from Anti-Slavery International photographed violations of the ban.Peachey, Paul(3 March 2010). "UAE defies ban on child camel jockeys." The Independent. Retrieved 2012-01-27. Nowadays, the UAE is the birthplace of the current robot jockeys, which are designed to ride camels. The original design, a joint effort between the UAE and Switzerland.