Expatriates who have a valid resident visa in UAE can sponsor their parents for a year's stay by paying a Dh5,000 deposit as guarantee fachor e parent.
But according to new regulations, you cannot sponsor only one of your parents and have to sponsor your father and the mother together, with proof that you are their sole supporter and they have no one to take care of them back home.
If one of your parents has passed away or if you are divorced, you have to show papers to prove that to the Naturalisation and Residency Department, as justification why you want to sponsor only one of your parents.
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Saturday, 24 February 2007
Sunday, 4 February 2007
Sri Lanka and UAE to sign workforce accord
Abu Dhabi: The Sri Lankan Government will sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the UAE to streamline exports of manpower to the UAE.
Mohammad Nabavi Junaid, Sri Lankan Ambassador, said UAE Labour Minister Dr Ali Bin Abdullah Al Ka'abi will sign the MoU this month during an official visit to Colombo. The ambassador said the agreement aims to eliminate exploitation of workers by unauthorised job agents and unscrupulous recruitment agencies.
"This will streamline the recruitment and flow of Sri Lankan workforce into the UAE. The MoU will also alleviate the working conditions of workers, which include provision of proper accommodation, welfare, health, safety and guarantee all rights under the UAE Labour Law," he said.
The Labour Ministry has signed similar MoUs with India and Pakistan, and another will be signed with Bangladesh.
Source : Gulf News
Mohammad Nabavi Junaid, Sri Lankan Ambassador, said UAE Labour Minister Dr Ali Bin Abdullah Al Ka'abi will sign the MoU this month during an official visit to Colombo. The ambassador said the agreement aims to eliminate exploitation of workers by unauthorised job agents and unscrupulous recruitment agencies.
"This will streamline the recruitment and flow of Sri Lankan workforce into the UAE. The MoU will also alleviate the working conditions of workers, which include provision of proper accommodation, welfare, health, safety and guarantee all rights under the UAE Labour Law," he said.
The Labour Ministry has signed similar MoUs with India and Pakistan, and another will be signed with Bangladesh.
Source : Gulf News
Wednesday, 10 January 2007
QR600 pay sought for Lankan janitors - Embassy presses for minimum wages
DOHA • The Sri Lankan Embassy here is pressing Colombo to fix a minimum monthly salary of QR600 for unskilled Sri Lankan workers being hired by cleaning companies in Qatar as janitors.
A senior mission official told The Peninsula yesterday that the cleaning companies here are notorious for paying low salaries to their employees.
A Sri Lankan janitor is on an average paid QR400 a month which is a pittance considering the escalating prices, especially of foodstuff and clothing, said Cryshantha Herath, Labour Attaché at the Sri Lankan Embassy.
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A senior mission official told The Peninsula yesterday that the cleaning companies here are notorious for paying low salaries to their employees.
A Sri Lankan janitor is on an average paid QR400 a month which is a pittance considering the escalating prices, especially of foodstuff and clothing, said Cryshantha Herath, Labour Attaché at the Sri Lankan Embassy.
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Tuesday, 9 January 2007
Dubai : Firms with illegal staff penalised
A number of companies found employing illegal workers here were penalised after sudden inspections by the Ministry of Labour.
Abdullah Bin Suloum, Head of the Investigation Unit at the Ministry of Labour, said they found a number of workers, who were brought into the country illegally, absconders as well as those working on visit visas last week.
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Abdullah Bin Suloum, Head of the Investigation Unit at the Ministry of Labour, said they found a number of workers, who were brought into the country illegally, absconders as well as those working on visit visas last week.
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Monday, 8 January 2007
Dubai : Recruitment agencies taking fees from job-seekers 'to be shut down'
Recruitment agencies taking fees from job-seekers are violating the labour law and will have their offices shut, a senior ministry official said.
Humaid Bin Deemas, Assistant Undersecretary at the Ministry of Labour, said to take fees from a jobseeker is illegal and against the labour law and agencies which get into such practices will be shut down.
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Humaid Bin Deemas, Assistant Undersecretary at the Ministry of Labour, said to take fees from a jobseeker is illegal and against the labour law and agencies which get into such practices will be shut down.
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Thursday, 4 January 2007
Put an end to sending women abroad as house maids – President
President Mahinda Rajapakse says that time has come to stop sending Sri Lankan women to Middle East countries to be employed as house maids there.
Mr. Mahinda Rajapakse expressed these views addressing a ceremony held in connection with the awarding of appointment letters to a group of nurses.
The President added that requests have come from foreign countries for the employment of nurses. The president said that agreements have been signed to this effect and Sri Lankans would be sent for nursing and other professions. He pointed out that even though house maids brought huge amounts of foreign exchange to the country, the social problems experienced are more disastrous.
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Mr. Mahinda Rajapakse expressed these views addressing a ceremony held in connection with the awarding of appointment letters to a group of nurses.
The President added that requests have come from foreign countries for the employment of nurses. The president said that agreements have been signed to this effect and Sri Lankans would be sent for nursing and other professions. He pointed out that even though house maids brought huge amounts of foreign exchange to the country, the social problems experienced are more disastrous.
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Monday, 1 January 2007
Survey on living conditions soon
DUBAI — The Statistics Centre of Dubai is planning to soon conduct a comprehensive survey on the living conditions of people belonging to various stratas. Though still in its planning stage, the survey could bring to the fore some interesting figures and facts, said Zain Al Abideen Wafai, demographic and social statistics expert.
“For the Labour Force Characteristics survey in Dubai, we did not touch upon the living standards of people. It was just about the employment rate, the number of people employed and unemployed etc. However, this time our survey will focus on the living conditions only,” Wafai informed.
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“For the Labour Force Characteristics survey in Dubai, we did not touch upon the living standards of people. It was just about the employment rate, the number of people employed and unemployed etc. However, this time our survey will focus on the living conditions only,” Wafai informed.
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Sunday, 31 December 2006
Oman raises wage for unskilled workers
MUSCAT — Oman has raised the minimum wage for non-skilled nationals working in the private sector to RO140 from RO120 a month, including allowances. A statement issued by Minister of Manpower Juma bin Ali Al Juma said the new regulations would come into force by March.
Juma said the hike in salary would encourage Omanis to stick to their jobs without frequent changes. It would also increase their purchasing power, he added. Earlier this month, the government had raised salaries of all its civil employees by a flat 15 per cent.
Source : KhaleejTimes
Juma said the hike in salary would encourage Omanis to stick to their jobs without frequent changes. It would also increase their purchasing power, he added. Earlier this month, the government had raised salaries of all its civil employees by a flat 15 per cent.
Source : KhaleejTimes
Thursday, 28 December 2006
77% of employees want to change jobs for better pay
By Ashfaq Ahmed, Staff Reporter
Dubai: Around 77 per cent of the employees in Dubai are not satisfied with their jobs and want to change for better wages, according to a survey conducted by Dubai Statistics Centre. Some 8.5 per cent of employees are looking for jobs suitable to their education and experience while 2.4 per cent want change for better working environment and 2.5 per cent for less tiring work.
The survey was done taking random class samples of 8,130 families representing four per cent of total families in all the communities of Dubai. The survey showed that the average time taken to reach the workplace within Dubai is 46 minutes one way and the average of amount spent to travel to work is Dh12.60 one way. Only 18.8 per cent get medical cover paid by their companies while 81.2 per cent do not have any health insurance.
Source : http://archive.gulfnews.com/nation/Employment/10092677.html
Dubai: Around 77 per cent of the employees in Dubai are not satisfied with their jobs and want to change for better wages, according to a survey conducted by Dubai Statistics Centre. Some 8.5 per cent of employees are looking for jobs suitable to their education and experience while 2.4 per cent want change for better working environment and 2.5 per cent for less tiring work.
The survey was done taking random class samples of 8,130 families representing four per cent of total families in all the communities of Dubai. The survey showed that the average time taken to reach the workplace within Dubai is 46 minutes one way and the average of amount spent to travel to work is Dh12.60 one way. Only 18.8 per cent get medical cover paid by their companies while 81.2 per cent do not have any health insurance.
Source : http://archive.gulfnews.com/nation/Employment/10092677.html
Tuesday, 26 December 2006
UAE : New labour law on MoL web site soon
ABU DHBAI
By Ahmed Abdul Aziz - Khaleej Times26 December 2006
The Ministry of Labour (MoL) will soon have the new labour law on its web site, said Qaseem Jameel, Head of the Inspection Department at the ministry.
The decision comes following the recent finding of the Inspection Department at the MoL, that nearly 90 per cent of the companies and workers in the country do not have any knowledge about the labour laws, and therefore, their legal rights and obligations.As per the new directives, firms will be fined if they do not have a copy of the labour law.
By Ahmed Abdul Aziz - Khaleej Times26 December 2006
The Ministry of Labour (MoL) will soon have the new labour law on its web site, said Qaseem Jameel, Head of the Inspection Department at the ministry.
The decision comes following the recent finding of the Inspection Department at the MoL, that nearly 90 per cent of the companies and workers in the country do not have any knowledge about the labour laws, and therefore, their legal rights and obligations.As per the new directives, firms will be fined if they do not have a copy of the labour law.
Saturday, 23 December 2006
Increase in salary reduces demand for Filipina maids
DUBAI — Employers have started to shy away from hiring Filipina housemaids, thanks to the recent salary hike of $400 (around Dh1,470) imposed by the Philippine government, industry sources confirmed.
UAE-based recruitment agencies, whom Khaleej Times interviewed, said their partners in other Middle East countries had disclosed that Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, and even Jordan, had reportedly stopped receiving placement orders for Filipina helpers after the new salary scheme was announced.
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UAE-based recruitment agencies, whom Khaleej Times interviewed, said their partners in other Middle East countries had disclosed that Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, and even Jordan, had reportedly stopped receiving placement orders for Filipina helpers after the new salary scheme was announced.
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Saturday, 25 November 2006
Leave country as certified workers, Filipinos advised
By Criselda E. Diala
25 November 2006
DUBAI - The Philippines has been keen on preserving its stronghold in the international labour market but Filipinos are highly encouraged to leave the country as documented overseas workers, says the new Philippine labour attache for Dubai and the Northern Emirates. Virginia Calvez, who recently assumed the post as Philippine labour attache, emphasised during the Philippine community's monthly meeting recently that Filipinos eyeing jobs abroad have to go through the legal procedures. The UAE, particularly Dubai, has recently caught the attention of many job-seeking Filipinos despite the fact that working here on visit visa is illegal unless the tourists' visa can eventually be converted into employment.
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25 November 2006
DUBAI - The Philippines has been keen on preserving its stronghold in the international labour market but Filipinos are highly encouraged to leave the country as documented overseas workers, says the new Philippine labour attache for Dubai and the Northern Emirates. Virginia Calvez, who recently assumed the post as Philippine labour attache, emphasised during the Philippine community's monthly meeting recently that Filipinos eyeing jobs abroad have to go through the legal procedures. The UAE, particularly Dubai, has recently caught the attention of many job-seeking Filipinos despite the fact that working here on visit visa is illegal unless the tourists' visa can eventually be converted into employment.
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Thursday, 9 November 2006
One-year ban for failing to report disputes
Dubai: A worker who terminates his labour contract for a valid reason must notify the Ministry of Labour within three months or he will be banned for a year, according to a new rule. If the worker does not inform the ministry he will be violating the law even though the work permit has not expired, the ministerial decision issued by Dr Ali Bin Abdullah Al Ka'abi , Minister of Labour, on Wednesday stipulates.
Humaid Bin Deemas, assistant undersecretary at the ministry, said the decision that outlines the rules for working in the country has been initiated to encourage workers to voice their concerns to the ministry and help regulate the job market. "The decision was taken to protect workers' right, solve their problems, educate them about their rights and create an opportunity to file their complaints and prevent exploitation," Bin Deemas said.
Expatriates have to notify the ministry if they terminate their labour contract within three months otherwise they will be violating the law even though the work permit has not expired, according the ministerial decision issued by Al Ka'abi on Wednesday.
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Humaid Bin Deemas, assistant undersecretary at the ministry, said the decision that outlines the rules for working in the country has been initiated to encourage workers to voice their concerns to the ministry and help regulate the job market. "The decision was taken to protect workers' right, solve their problems, educate them about their rights and create an opportunity to file their complaints and prevent exploitation," Bin Deemas said.
Expatriates have to notify the ministry if they terminate their labour contract within three months otherwise they will be violating the law even though the work permit has not expired, according the ministerial decision issued by Al Ka'abi on Wednesday.
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