Employees at a golf course owned by a company partnering with the Trump Organization go weeks or months without pay in brutal desert conditions, according to a new report.

The New York Times reported on Saturday that some employees at the Trump International Golf Club in Dubai are paid just $200-$400 a month in wages that frequently come weeks or months after they are promised.

It's important to note the resorts where the course is located, Damac Hills, is not directly owned by the Trump Organization but is managed through a partnership with a top Dubai real estate company. The Times reports that President Trump has personally made $2 million to $10 million from the course. Trump

Employees at the site quoted by the Times directly blamed Trump for their mistreatment.

“He has countless amounts of money!” one Pakistani laborer told the Times. “We are very far away from our houses, from our children, our families. It hurts us.”

“My family is dependent on me,” he added. “When I don’t send money, shopkeepers stop giving groceries to my family.”

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The Trump Organization said in a statement to The Times that the property is not owned directly by the company, and urged employees at the resort to contact local labor authorities.

“Trump is not the owner or developer of Trump International Golf Club Dubai nor does it oversee construction or employ or supervise any of the companies or individuals who have been retained to work on the building of the project,” company spokeswoman Amanda Miller wrote to the Times.

“Trump has a zero-tolerance policy,” the statement continued. “To the extent any worker at the project believes they are being treated improperly, we would urge them to immediately notify their employer and the proper governmental authorities.”

President Trump handed over ownership of his company to his two sons, Donald Jr. and Eric Trump, in February. Eric Trump called the company with which the Trump Organization is partnered a "fantastic company" when the course opened.

“It’s rare in the world where you can be such great friends with a partner,” Eric Trump said at the time. “Damac is an amazing company.”