UAE continues to protect workers' rights ILO told

3/27/2016 12:18:55 PM

(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) A top UAE official reiterated the country's commitment in protecting the rights of workers at a meeting held in Geneva on Friday.Speaking at the meeting of the board of directors of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) Humaid bin Demas Al Suwaidi Assistant Undersecretary for Labour Affairs at the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation said that the UAE continues to protect workers' rights through effective policies and promote transparency in the employer/worker contractual relationship.The official demanded the ILO adopt initiatives that reflect the partnerships between labour exporting and labour recipient countries.

The establishment of a trans-parent contractual relationship between these countries is a collective responsibility he said. "Employment is a complicated cross-border process and involves several responsibilities and parties such as employment agencies brokers and government authorities.

This requires labour exporting and labour recipient countries to play integral roles to ensure that the process is transparent" Al Su-waidi said. He also called upon the international organisation to move from identifying challenges facing employment to developing practical solutions and initiatives to establish just and transparent contractual relations.Al Suwaidi gave a presentation about the new labour rules which came into effect in the UAE at the beginning of this year. The new rules will also bring greater transparency clarity and tighter monitoring of labour con-tract conditions and ensure that both employer and employee enter into fully voluntary relation-ships.

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