Since 1974 in Dubai: Kerala expat Wilson founded Link Tailors over 40 years ago

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COVID-19 hit many businesses hard globally and Link Tailors, a men’s tailoring shop in Meena Bazaar, was no different. The story behind the small two-storey shop in Bur Dubai, however, is the story of a big family for whom UAE has been home for more than 45 years.   Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3w7fkyi  See more videos at https://gulfnews.com/videos Read more Gulf News stories here: https://bit.ly/2HLJ2km  Subscribe to Gulf News on YouTube and watch more of our videos: https://www.youtube.com/user/GulfNewsTV  #UAEnews #Dubai #India

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00:00How did you meet each other?

00:04We met each other on a ship.

00:08I came on a plane.

00:10I didn't have a visa.

00:13Were you in Bombay?

00:14Yes, we were in Bombay.

00:16We came to Bombay in 1972.

00:18We were working there.

00:19He was working in a shop there.

00:21I was working there.

00:23We knew each other.

00:26I was working in Thailand.

00:28He was working there.

00:29I was working in Thailand.

00:31We came to Bombay.

00:33He opened a shop there.

00:35I came to Bombay.

00:37He had a job in DC.

00:42He opened a shop there.

00:46We were all working there.

00:49It took 13 years for the building to be completed.

00:56He opened a shop there.

00:58It is a new building now.

01:00He was there for 25 years.

01:02Yes, 25 years.

01:10There was a job to be found.

01:12There were less shops then.

01:14Now there is a job to be found.

01:17Now there is a job to be found.

01:19There are shops to be found in this area.

01:23We didn't work in the uniform then.

01:25We worked in the local area.

01:27We didn't work in the local area.

01:29We didn't know about the ladies' work.

01:31We didn't start it.

01:38We decided to run this.

01:40We decided to run this.

01:42We decided to run this.

01:44We started to develop.

01:46We started to develop.

01:48We started to develop.

01:52It is a difficult time!

01:57It is a difficult time!

01:59It will take time.

02:01It will take time.

02:03It will take time.

02:05We are expecting it by September.

02:16You

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