UAE

November 2006 | Ratings Update

A newly released report from the New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) hasaccused the UAE authorities of failing to enforce laws aimed at protecting the rights of migrant employees - despite repeated government directives to improve labour conditions and threatening punishment to employers found in violation of rules. According to HRW, expatriate employees mainly from the Indian subcontinent are restricted from changing jobs by rules requiring employers' consent and a two-year work history. In particular, the report slams the government over poor implementation of existing protection measures. It advocates the establishment of an independent commission to assess the problems, as

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