International News and Reports
Article Info | Title | “NYU set to compensate thousands of migrant workers on Abu Dhabi complex” | Author | David Batty |
Date | 24th April 2015 | |||
Website | http://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2015/apr/24/nyu-compensate-thousands-migrant-workers-abu-dhabi-complex-nardello-report |
Article Info | Title | “Migrants building UAE cultural hub ‘working in prison conditions'” | Author | David Batty |
Date | 4th April 2015 | |||
Website | http://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2015/apr/04/migrant-workers-uae-saadiyat-island-abu-dhabi-battery-hens |
Article Info | Title | “Foreign construction workers stage rare protest in Dubai over pay” | Author | Associated Press |
Date | 10th March 2015 | |||
Website | http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/mar/10/foreign-workers-in-dubai-pay-protest |
Article Info | Title | “Migrants building UAE cultural hub ‘risk abuse if they complain'” | Author | David Batty |
Date | 10th February 2015 | |||
Website | http://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2015/feb/10/migrants-united-arab-emirates-human-rights-watch |
Article Info | Title | “UN Investigates claims of Gulf state abuse of migrant workers” | Author | David Batty |
Date | 29th November 2014 | |||
Website | http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/nov/29/un-investigation-claims-human-rights-abuse-migrant-workers-uae |
Article Info | Title | “Beaten, trapped, abused and underpaid – migrant domestic workers in the UAE” | Author | Clar Ni Chonghaile |
Date | 23rd October 2014 | |||
Website | http://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2014/oct/23/migrant-domestic-workers-uae-beaten-abused |
Article Info | Title | “Call for UN to investigate plight of migrant workers in the UAE” | Author | David Batty |
Date | 13th September 2014 | |||
Website | http://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2014/sep/13/migrant-workers-uae-gulf-states-un-ituc |
Article Info | Title | “NYU ‘will investigate’ reports of Abu Dhabi campus mistreatment” | Author | Jessica Glenza |
Date | 19th May 2014 | |||
Website | http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/may/19/nyu-abu-dhabi-investigate-worker-mistreatment |
Article Info | Title | “Campaigners criticise UAE for failing to tackle exploitation of migrant workers” | Author | David Batty |
Date | 23rd December 2013 | |||
Website | http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/dec/22/uae-migrant-workers-exploitation-emirate-criticised |
Article Info | Title | “Conditions for Abu Dhabi’s migrant workers ‘shame the west'” | Author | David Batty |
Date | 22nd December 2013 | |||
Website | http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/dec/22/abu-dhabi-migrant-workers-conditions-shame-west |
Article Info | Title | “In Abu Dhabi, they call it Happiness Island. But for the migrant workers, it is a place of misery” | Author | Glenn Carrick / David Batty |
Date | 22nd December 2013 | |||
Website | http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/dec/22/abu-dhabi-happiness-island-misery |
Article Info | Title | “Art World protest over ‘mistreatment’ of migrants at Abu Dhabi cultural hub” | Author | David Batty |
Date | 2nd November 2013 | |||
Website | http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/nov/02/abu-dhabi-culture-guggenheim-louvre-workers-rights |
Article Info | Title | “Dubai’s skyscrapers, stained by the blood of migrant workers” | Author | Nesrine Malik |
Date | 27th May 2011 | |||
Website | http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2011/may/27/dubai-migrant-worker-deaths |
Article Info | Title | “The ‘virtual slaves’ of the Gulf States” | Author | Nesrine Malik |
Date | 16th November 2009 | |||
Website | http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2009/nov/16/gulf-states-asian-workers-rights |
Article Info | Title | “We need slaves to build monuments“ /”Inside Dubai’s labor camps” | Author | Ghaith Abdul-Ahad |
Date | 8th October 2008 | |||
Website | http://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/oct/08/middleeast.construction — http://www.theguardian.com/global/gallery/2008/oct/08/1 |
Article Info | Title | “We need slaves to build monuments“ /”Inside Dubai’s labor camps” | Author | Ghaith Abdul-Ahad |
Date | 8th October 2008 | |||
Website | http://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/oct/08/middleeast.construction — http://www.theguardian.com/global/gallery/2008/oct/08/1 |
Article Info | Title | “Riot by Migrant Workers halts construction of Dubai Skyscraper” | Author | Brian Whitaker |
Date | 23rd March 2006 | |||
Website | http://www.theguardian.com/world/2006/mar/23/brianwhitaker.mainsection |
Human Rights Watch
Article Info | Title | “Migrant Workers’ Rights on Saadiyat Island in the United Arab Emirates” | Author | Nicholas McGeehan |
Date | 10th February 2015 | |||
Website | http://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/reports/uae0215_ForUploadR.pdf |
Article Info | Title | “ “I Already Bought You” “ | Author | Rothna Begum |
Date | 23rd October 2014 | |||
Website | http://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/reports/uae1014_forUpload.pdf |
Article Info | Title | “The Island of Happiness Revisited” | Author | Sarah Leah Whitson |
Date | 21 March 2012 | |||
Website | http://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/reports/uae0312webwcover_0.pdf |
Article Info | Title | “Slow Reform” | Author | Nisha Varia |
Date | 28th April 2010 | |||
Website | http://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/reports/wrd0410webwcover_0.pdf |
Article Info | Title | “ ‘The Island of Happiness’” | Author | Bill Van Esveld |
Date | 19th May 2009 | |||
Website | http://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/reports/uae0509web_4.pdf |
Article Info | Title | “Exported and Exposed” | Author | Jennifer Turner |
Date | 14th November 2007 | |||
Website | http://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/reports/srilanka1107webwcover.pdf |
Article Info | Title | “The UAE’s Draft labor Law: Human Rights Watch’s Comments and Recommendations” | Author | |
Date | 25th March 2007 | |||
Website | http://www.hrw.org/legacy/backgrounder/mena/uae0307/uae0307web.pdf |
Article Info | Title | “Building Towers, Cheating Workers” | Author | Hadi Ghaemi |
Date | 12th November 2006 | |||
Website | http://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/reports/uae1106webwcover.pdf |
Article Info | Title | “Swept Under the Rug” | Author | Judith Sutherland |
Date | 28th July 2006 | |||
Website | http://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/reports/wrd0706webwcover.pdf |
Other International News
Article Info | Title | “Nepali migrants watch recovery from afar, some prevented from going home” | Author | E. Tammy Kim |
Publication | AlJazeera | Date | 30th April 2015 | |
Website | http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2015/4/30/nepali-migrant-workers.html |
Article Info | Title | “NYU Labour Guidelines Failed to Protect 10,000 workers in Abu Dhabi” | Author | Stephanie Saul |
Publication | New York Times | Date | 16th April 2015 | |
Website | http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/17/nyregion/nyu-labor-rules-failed-to-protect-10000-workers-in-abu-dhabi.html |
Article Info | Title | “Construction workers stage rare protest in Dubai” | Author | Agencies |
Publication | AlJazeera | Date | 10th March 2015 | |
Website | http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2015/03/construction-workers-stage-rare-protest-dubai-150310112421854.html |
Article Info | Title | “NYU Apologizes to Any Workers Mistreated on its Abu Dhabi Campus” | Author | Ariel Kaminer |
Publication | New York Times | Date | 19th May 2014 | |
Website | http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/20/nyregion/nyu-apologizes-to-any-workers-mistreated-on-its-abu-dhabi-campus.html |
Article Info | Title | “Report Details the Worker Complaints that Blurred NYU’s Emirates Vision” | Author | Jim Dwyer |
Publication | New York Times | Date | 10th February 2015 | |
Website | http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/11/nyregion/report-details-the-worker-complaints-that-blurred-nyus-emirates-vision.html |
Article Info | Title | “Rights group says workers still abused at Abu Dhabi Louvre project” | Author | Stanley Carvalho |
Publication | Reuters | Date | 10 February 2015 | |
Website | http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/02/10/us-emirates-construction-rights-idUSKBN0LE1XP20150210 |
Article Info | Title | “India urges higher pay for millions of Gulf workers” | Author | Rupam Jain Nair, Praveen Menon, Marwa Rashad |
Publication | Reuters | Date | 17th November 2014 | |
Website | http://in.reuters.com/article/2014/11/17/india-mideast-workers-idINKCN0J106020141117 |
Article Info | Title | “Report: Female migrant workers abused in the UAE’ | Author | D. Parvaz |
Publication | AlJazeera | Date | 22nd October 2014 | |
Website | http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2014/10/22/report-female-migrantworkersabusedintheuae.html |
Article Info | Title | “Stagnant wages dash hopes of UAE migrants” | Author | Michael Dickison |
Publication | AlJazeera | Date | 12th May 2014 | |
Website | http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2014/02/stagnant-wages-dash-hopes-uae-migrants-201422414312319248.html |
Article Info | Title | “Domestic Workers from Asia, Africa beaten, raped, overworked in UAE – HRW” | Author | Alisa Tang |
Publication | Reuters | Date | 23rd October 2014 | |
Website | http://af.reuters.com/article/ethiopiaNews/idAFL3N0SH3ZI20141023 |
Article Info | Title | “The Path to Workers, and Their Stories, in Abu Dhabi” | Author | Ariel Kaminer |
Publication | New York Times | Date | 4th June 2014 | |
Website | http://www.nytimes.com/times-insider/2014/06/04/the-path-to-workers-and-their-stories-in-abu-dhabi/ |
Article Info | Title | “Worker’rights issues pose a challenge to Gulf building boom” | Author | Praveen Menon |
Publication | Reuters | Date | 5th June 2013 | |
Website | http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/06/05/us-emirates-labour-idUSBRE9540VE20130605 |
Local News and Reports
The National
Article Info | Title | “UAE Documentary inspires donors to help father of two” | Author | Anam Rizvi |
Date | 20th June 2015 | |||
Website | http://www.thenational.ae/uae/uae-documentary-inspires-donors-to-help-father-of-two |
Article Info | Title | “Hundreds of Dubai residents hand out water to workers who brave heat” | Author | Caline Malek |
Date | 19th June 2015 | |||
Website | http://www.thenational.ae/uae/hundreds-of-dubai-residents-hand-out-water-to-workers-who-brave-heat |
Article Info | Title | “Du offers free recharge to labourers” | Author | The National Staff |
Date | 18th June 2015 | |||
Website | http://www.thenational.ae/uae/du-offers-free-recharge-card-to-labourers |
Article Info | Title | “Ramadan spirit also applies to domestic staff” | Author | Ayesha Almazroui |
Date | 16th June 2015 | |||
Website | http://www.thenational.ae/opinion/comment/ramadan-spirit-also-applies-to-domestic-staff |
Article Info | Title | “Ministry of Labour to monitor mid-day break compliance” | Author | The National Staff |
Date | 15th June 2015 | |||
Website | http://www.thenational.ae/uae/ministry-of-labour-to-monitor-mid-day-break-compliance |
Article Info | Title | “UAE Legal Q&As: If you are deported, there might be a way to return” | Author | The National Staff |
Date | 13th June 2015 | |||
Website | http://www.thenational.ae/uae/courts/uae-legal-qas-if-you-are-deported-there-might-be-a-way-to-return |
Article Info | Title | “UAE Company may charge compensation on worker who breaks fixed contract terms” | Author | Keren Bobker |
Date | 13th June 2015 | |||
Website | http://www.thenational.ae/business/personal-finance/uae-company-may-charge-compensation-on-worker-who-breaks-fixed-contract-terms |
Article Info | Title | “Vulnerable workers need full protection” | Author | National Editorial |
Date | 8th June 2015 | |||
Website | http://www.thenational.ae/opinion/editorial/vulnerable-workers-need-full-protection |
Article Info | Title | “Tighter employment rules for Indian workers in UAE to curb crooked job agents” | Author | Anwar Ahmad |
Date | 7th June 2015 | |||
Website | http://www.thenational.ae/uae/tighter-employment-rules-for-indian-workers-in-uae-to-curb-crooked-job-agents |
Article Info | Title | “Midday break enforcement programme launched in Dubai” | Author | The National Staff |
Date | 7th June 2015 | |||
Website | http://www.thenational.ae/uae/midday-break-enforcement-programme-launched-in-dubai |
Article Info | Title | “Busting the myth of labour’s effect on the UAE economy” | Author | Sabah Al Binali |
Date | 1st June 2015 | |||
Website | http://www.thenational.ae/business/economy/busting-the-myth-of-labours-effect-on-the-uae-economy |
Article Info | Title | “Guidebook explains UAE for Filipinos” | Author | Ramona Ruiz |
Date | 1st June 2015 | |||
Website | http://www.thenational.ae/uae/guidebook-explains-uae-for-filipinos |
Article Info | Title | “UAE Legal Q&A: Employer has the right to deduct pay” | Author | Yousef Al Bahar |
Date | 31st May 2015 | |||
Website | http://www.thenational.ae/uae/courts/uae-legal-qa-employer-has-the-right-to-deduct-pay |
Article Info | Title | “EU delegates ‘positive’ about Saadiyat workers’ living space” | Author | The National Staff |
Date | 26th May 2015 | |||
Website | http://www.thenational.ae/uae/eu-delegates-positive-about-saadiyat-workers-living-space |
Article Info | Title | “Dubai Labourers get free dental check-up” | Author | Nick Webster |
Date | 19th May 2015 | |||
Website | http://www.thenational.ae/uae/health/dubai-labourers-get-free-dental-check-up |
Article Info | Title | “UAE company cannot contract around Labour Law” | Author | Keren Bobker |
Date | 16th May 2015 | |||
Website | http://www.thenational.ae/business/personal-finance/uae-company-cannot-contract-around-labour-law |
Article Info | Title | “Paralysed Abu Dhabi construction worker seeks Dh 1m compensation” | Author | Anwar Ahmad |
Date | 3rd May 2015 | |||
Website | http://www.thenational.ae/uae/courts/20150503/paralysed-abu-dhabi-construction-worker-seeks-dh1m-compensation |
Article Info | Title | “UAE employee on probation expected to give at least 30 days notice when resigning” | Author | Keren Bobker |
Date | 25th April 2015 | |||
Website | http://www.thenational.ae/business/personal-finance/uae-employee-on-probation-expected-to-give-at-least-30-days-notice-when-resigning |
Article Info | Title | “Arab Labour Conference praises UAE courts” | Author | The National Staff |
Date | 22nd April 2015 | |||
Website | http://www.thenational.ae/uae/government/arab-labour-conference-praises-uae-courts |
Article Info | Title | “Ras Al Khaimah labourers back at work after riot over apparent suicide” | Author | Anwar Ahmad / Naser Al Remeithi |
Date | 15th April 2015 | |||
Website | http://www.thenational.ae/uae/ras-al-khaimah-labourers-back-at-work-after-riot-over-apparent-suicide |
Article Info | Title | “Labourers issued with masks as safety regulations kick in” | Author | Maryam Al Shamsi / Naser Al Remeithi |
Date | 2nd April 2015 | |||
Website | http://www.thenational.ae/uae/labourers-issued-with-masks-as-safety-regulations-kick-in |
Article Info | Title | “Abu Dhabi cabbies’ long hours to make their target” | Author | Amna Ehtesham Khaishgi |
Date | 2nd April 2015 | |||
Website | http://www.thenational.ae/uae/transport/abu-dhabi-cabbies-long-hours-to-make-their-target |
Article Info | Title | “Filipinos in UAE speak out against deceptive recruitment” | Author | Ramona Ruiz |
Date | 30th March 2015 | |||
Website | http://www.thenational.ae/uae/filipinos-in-uae-speak-out-against-deceptive-recruitment |
Article Info | Title | “UAE employment authority unable to provide unemployment statistic to FNC” | Author | Ola Salem |
Date | 24th March 2015 | |||
Website | http://www.thenational.ae/uae/government/uae-employment-authority-unable-to-provide-unemployment-statistics-to-fnc |
Article Info | Title | “Expat labourers feel better of in UAE” | Author | Anam Rizvi |
Date | 23rd March 2015 | |||
Website | http://www.thenational.ae/uae/expat-labourers-feel-better-off-in-uae |
Article Info | Title | “Special report: Abu Dhabi invests in worker comfort” | Author | Anwar Ahmad |
Date | 23rd March 2015 | |||
Website | http://www.thenational.ae/uae/special-report-abu-dhabi-invests-in-worker-comfort |
Article Info | Title | “Expat workers’ sacrifice for life outside labour camps” | Author | Anwar Ahmed |
Date | 23rd March 2015 | |||
Website | http://www.thenational.ae/uae/expat-workers-sacrifice-for-life-outside-labour-camps |
Article Info | Title | “Workers offer another side to the labour story” | Author | National Editorial |
Date | 23rd March 2015 | |||
Website | http://www.thenational.ae/opinion/editorial/workers-offer-another-side-to-the-labour-story |
Article Info | Title | “A look at TDIC’s Saadiyat Accomodation Village” | Author | The National Staff |
Date | 22nd March 2015 | |||
Website | http://www.thenational.ae/uae/a-look-at-tdics-saadiyat-accommodation-village—video |
Article Info | Title | “Passport Retention by UAE companies less common” | Author | Anwar Ahmed |
Date | 22nd March 2015 | |||
Website | http://www.thenational.ae/uae/passport-retention-by-uae-companies-less-common |
Article Info | Title | “Time to crack down on unscrupulous employers” | Author | National Editorial |
Date | 22nd March 2015 | |||
Website | http://www.thenational.ae/opinion/editorial/time-to-crack-down-on-unscrupulous-employers |
Article Info | Title | “UAE has ratified nine international labour conventions” | Author | Naser Al Wasmi |
Date | 22nd March 2015 | |||
Website | http://www.thenational.ae/uae/government/uae-has-ratified-nine-international-labour-conventions |
Article Info | Title | “Time to crack down on unscrupulous employers” | Author | National Editorial |
Date | 22nd March 2015 | |||
Website | http://www.thenational.ae/opinion/editorial/time-to-crack-down-on-unscrupulous-employers |
Article Info | Title | “Your Money blog: A guide to UAE’s end of service gratuity” | Author | Alice Haine |
Date | 21st March 2015 | |||
Website | http://www.thenational.ae/blogs/your-money/your-money-blog-a-guide-to-the-uaes-end-of-service-gratuity |
Article Info | Title | “Special Report: A look inside UAE labour accommodation living conditions” | Author | Naser Al Wasmi |
Date | 21st March 2015 | |||
Website | http://www.thenational.ae/uae/special-report-a-look-inside-uae-labour-accommodation-living-conditions |
Article Info | Title | “Striking labourers back to work on Dubai construction site” | Author | Ramola Talwar Badam |
Date | 11th March 2015 | |||
Website | http://www.thenational.ae/uae/government/striking-labourers-back-to-work-on-dubai-construction-site |
Article Info | Title | “Construction workers returning to India as UAE living costs soar and wages rise back home” | Author | Adam Bouyamourn |
Date | 9th March 2015 | |||
Website | http://www.thenational.ae/business/economy/construction-workers-returning-to-india-as-uae-living-costs-soar-and-wages-rise-back-home |
Article Info | Title | “No UAE Employment ban if you are moving to job paying more than Dh12,000 | Author | Keren Bobker |
Date | 6th March 2015 | |||
Website | http://www.thenational.ae/business/personal-finance/no-uae-employment-ban-if-you-move-to-job-paying-more-than-dh12000 |
Article Info | Title | “Labour Ministry to start issuing new fines” | Author | The National Staff |
Date | 4th March 2015 | |||
Website | http://www.thenational.ae/uae/government/labour-ministry-to-start-issuing-new-fines |
Article Info | Title | “Filipinos in UAE warned not to buy illegal visas” | Author | Ramona Ruiz |
Date | 28th Feb 2015 | |||
Website | http://www.thenational.ae/uae/government/filipinos-in-uae-warned-not-to-buy-illegal-visas |
Article Info | Title | “Families of men injured in Mussaffah fire faced with heavy burden” | Author | Anwar Ahmed |
Date | 25th February 2015 | |||
Website | http://www.thenational.ae/uae/families-of-men-injured-in-mussaffah-fire-faced-with-heavy-burden |
Article Info | Title | “Ministry of Labour warns agencies to renew licenses” | Author | The National Staff |
Date | 8th February 2015 | |||
Website | http://www.thenational.ae/uae/government/ministry-of-labour-warns-agencies-to-renew-licences |
Article Info | Title | “Ministry urges companies to take advantage of six month grace period” | Author | The National Staff |
Date | 1st February 2015 | |||
Website | http://www.thenational.ae/uae/government/ministry-urges-companies-to-take-advantage-of-six-month-grace-period |
Article Info | Title | “Thousands benefit from UAE labour card fine grace period” | Author | The National Staff |
Date | 20th January 2015 | |||
Website | http://www.thenational.ae/uae/ministry-of-labour/thousands-benefit-from-uae-abour-card-fine-grace-period |
Article Info | Title | “1,000 companies benefit from Ministry of Labour grace period” | Author | The National staff |
Date | 6th January 2015 | |||
Website | http://www.thenational.ae/uae/government/1000-companies-benefit-from-ministry-of-labour-grace-period |
Article Info | Title | “Employers illegally forcing staff to pay for UAE visa renewal” | Author | Anwar Ahmad |
Date | 28th December 2014 | |||
Website | http://www.thenational.ae/uae/employers-illegally-forcing-staff-to-pay-for-uae-visa-renewal |
Article Info | Title | “Amnesty of more than Dh2 billion in unpaid labour fines for UAE workers” | Author | Nadeem Hanif |
Date | 7th December 2014 | |||
Website | http://www.thenational.ae/uae/government/amnesty-of-more-than-dh2-billion-in-unpaid-labour-fines-for-uae-workers |
Article Info | Title | “Eating outside camps leads to health complications for labourers in Abu Dhabi | Author | Anwar Ahmad |
Date | 14th November 2014 | |||
Website | http://www.thenational.ae/uae/health/eating-outside-camps-leads-to-health-complications-for-labourers-in-abu-dhabi |
Article Info | Title | “UAE and Egypt meet to discuss labour” | Author | The National Staff |
Date | 3rd November 2014 | |||
Website | http://www.thenational.ae/uae/government/uae-and-egypt-meet-to-discuss-labour |
Article Info | Title | “147 firms breached midday break rules” | Author | Thamer Al Subaihi |
Date | 22nd September 2014 | |||
Website | http://www.thenational.ae/uae/government/147-firms-breached-midday-break-rules |
Article Info | Title | “Philippine officials warn of illegal domestic hiring” | Author | Ramona Ruiz |
Date | 10th September 2014 | |||
Website | http://www.thenational.ae/uae/philippine-officials-warn-of-illegal-domestic-hiring |
Article Info | Title | “Philippines trying to stop women travelling to the UAE as maids” | Author | Ramona Ruiz |
Date | 24th June 2014 | |||
Website | http://www.thenational.ae/uae/philippines-trying-to-stop-women-travelling-to-the-uae-to-work-as-maids |
Article Info | Title | “At least 40 per cent of workers are dehydrated before they even start work, UAE officials say” | Author | Anwar Ahmad |
Date | 16th June 2014 | |||
Website | http://www.thenational.ae/uae/government/at-least-40-per-cent-of-workers-are-dehydrated-before-they-even-start-work-uae-officials-say |
Article Info | Title | “Not all UAE workers benefit from mid-day break” | Author | Nasser Al Wasmi / Preeti Kannan |
Date | 15th June 2014 | |||
Website | http://www.thenational.ae/uae/health/not-all-uae-workers-benefit-from-midday-break |
Article Info | Title | “Domestic staff in the UAE urged to be more aware of their rights” | Author | The National Staff |
Date | 11th June 2014 | |||
Website | http://www.thenational.ae/uae/government/domestic-staff-in-the-uae-urged-to-be-more-aware-of-their-rights |
Article Info | Title | “New contract for domestic staff in the UAE” | Author | Ramona Ruiz |
Date | 1st June 2014 | |||
Website | http://www.thenational.ae/uae/government/new-contract-for-domestic-staff-in-the-uae |
Article Info | Title | “Labourers turn barbers for a day during Friday labour camp bazaars” | Author | Anwar Ahmad |
Date | 24th May 2014 | |||
Website | http://www.thenational.ae/uae/labourers-turn-barbers-for-a-day-during-friday-labour-camp-bazaars |
Article Info | Title | “Jalebies for Dh2: snack sellers do brisk trade at UAE labour camp bazaars” | Author | Anwar Ahmad |
Date | 24th May 2014 | |||
Website | http://www.thenational.ae/uae/jalebies-for-dh2-snack-sellers-do-a-brisk-trade-at-uae-labour-camp-bazaars |
Gulf News
Article Info | Title | “Talks on to resume recruitment of Filipino maids” | Author | Janice Ponce De Leon |
Date | 19th June 2015 | |||
Website | http://gulfnews.com/news/uae/government/talks-on-to-resume-recruitment-of-filipino-maids-1.1537710 |
Article Info | Title | “Ramadan working hours reduced by 2 hours” | Author | Staff Report |
Date | 15th June 2015 | |||
Website | http://gulfnews.com/news/uae/society/ramadan-working-hours-reduced-by-2-hours-1.1535428 |
Article Info | Title | “More than 9000 benefit from free health camp” | Author | Staff Report |
Date | 13th June 2015 | |||
Website | http://gulfnews.com/news/uae/health/more-than-9-000-benefit-from-free-health-camp-1.1534416 |
Article Info | Title | “UAE commited to implementing system to protect workers’wages” | Author | WAM |
Date | 6th June 2015 | |||
Website | http://gulfnews.com/news/uae/government/uae-committed-to-implementing-system-to-protect-workers-wages-1.1530772 |
Article Info | Title | “Workers’ rights preserved, Abu Dhabi Labour Court says” | Author | Nada Al Taher |
Date | 22nd April 2015 | |||
Website | http://gulfnews.com/news/uae/crime/workers-rights-preserved-abu-dhabi-labour-court-says-1.1497094 |
Article Info | Title | “Labour Transactions in less than three minutes” | Author | Ramzig Bedirian |
Date | 15th April 2015 | |||
Website | http://gulfnews.com/news/uae/government/labour-transactions-in-less-than-three-minutes-1.1492477 |
Article Info | Title | “Philippines welcomes new labour contracts for the GCC” | Author | Barbaea Mae Dacanay |
Date | 27th November 2014 | |||
Website | http://gulfnews.com/business/sectors/employment/philippines-welcomes-new-labour-contracts-for-the-gcc-1.1419091 |
Article Info | Title | “UAE’s first labour camp to run on solar power” | Author | Abishek Sengupta |
Date | 19th November 2014 | |||
Website | http://gulfnews.com/xpress/uae-s-first-labour-camp-to-run-on-solar-power-1.1415023 |
Article Info | Title | “13 UAE Companies found violating labour laws” | Author | Sara Sabry |
Date | 11th August 2014 | |||
Website | http://gulfnews.com/news/uae/general/13-uae-companies-found-violating-labour-laws-1.1370796 |
Article Info | Title | “UAE Labour Law Section 1 – Introduction” | Author | Gulf News |
Date | 11th July 2013 | |||
Website | http://gulfnews.com/guides/life/finance-legal/ask-the-law/uae-labour-law/uae-labour-law-section-1-introduction-1.1208192 |
Article Info | Title | “UAE labour cards and contracts go electronic” | Author | Noorhan Barakat |
Date | 5th July 2014 | |||
Website | http://gulfnews.com/news/uae/general/uae-labour-cards-and-contracts-go-electronic-1.1356047 |
Article Info | Title | “UAE counters Human Rights Watch Report” | Author | WAM |
Date | 24th October 2014 | |||
Website | http://gulfnews.com/news/uae/general/uae-counters-human-rights-watch-report-1.1403466 |
Article Info | Title | “UAE sets example in labour laws: Minister” | Author | Sara Sabry |
Date | 28th April 2014 | |||
Website | http://gulfnews.com/news/uae/general/uae-sets-example-in-labour-laws-minister-1.1325356 |
Article Info | Title | “Drone copters to inspect UAE construction sites” | Author | Razmig Bedirian |
Date | 12th October 2014 | |||
Website | http://gulfnews.com/news/uae/government/drone-copters-to-inspect-uae-construction-sites-1.1397591 |
Article Info | Title | “Work permits and contracts in the UAE” | Author | Gulf News |
Date | 28th October 2013 | |||
Website | http://gulfnews.com/guides/life/jobs-careers/work-permits-and-contracts-in-the-uae-1.1248274 |
Article Info | Title | “UAE Labour bans still enforced – but workers can apply to have them lifted” | Author | Bassma Al Jandaly |
Date | 10th June 2013 | |||
Website | http://gulfnews.com/business/sectors/general/uae-labour-bans-still-enforced-but-workers-can-apply-to-have-them-lifted-1.1195279 |
Article Info | Title | “UAE Ministry of Labour publishes labour law guide” | Author | WAM |
Date | 20th June 2011 | |||
Website | http://gulfnews.com/news/uae/general/uae-ministry-of-labour-publishes-labour-law-guide-1.824036 |
Article Info | Title | “New rule marks end of no-objection certificates” | Author | Samir Salama |
Date | 20th Dec 2010 | |||
Website | http://gulfnews.com/business/sectors/employment/new-rule-marks-end-of-no-objection-certificates-1.732839 |
Article Info | Title | “It surely pays to complain” | Author | Wafa Issa |
Date | 20 June 2009 | |||
Website | http://gulfnews.com/business/sectors/employment/it-surely-pays-to-complain-1.72753 |
Other Local News
Article Info | Title | “Labour” | Author | UAEinteract |
Publication | UAEinteract | Date | n.d | |
Website | http://www.uaeinteract.com/government/labour.asp |
Article Info | Title | “Fines of $1m issued for hiring illegal workers in Dubai” | Author | Neil Halligan |
Publication | Arabian Business | Date | 13th May 2015 | |
Website | http://www.arabianbusiness.com/fines-of-1m-issued-for-hiring-illegal-workers-in-dubai-592611.html |
Article Info | Title | “Emirati women work as labourers for 2 days to celebrate International Workers Day” | Author | Staff Writer |
Publication | Arabian Business | Date | 5th May 2015 | |
Website | http://www.arabianbusiness.com/emirati-women-work-as-labourers-for-2-days-celebrate-international-workers-day-591606.html |
Article Info | Title | “Treat domestic workers well, says MoI | Author | Amal Al Jabry |
Publication | Emirates 24|7 | Date | 16th January 2015 | |
Website | http://www.emirates247.com/news/emirates/treat-domestic-workers-well-says-moi-2015-01-16-1.576819 |
Article Info | Title | “UAE Construction worker sentenced to death” | Author | Arabian Business |
Publication | Arabian Business | Date | 25th August 2014 | |
Website | http://www.arabianbusiness.com/uae-construction-worker-sentenced-death-562421.html |
Article Info | Title | “Ministry of Interior puts forward new regulations for housemaids in UAE” | Author | 7DAYS |
Publication | 7DAYS | Date | 14th July 2014 | |
Website | http://7days.ae/ministry-interior-puts-forward-new-regulations-housemaids-uae |
Article Info | Title | “UAE keen to protect rights of workers” | Author | WAM |
Publication | Khaleej Times | Date | 12th June 2014 | |
Website | http://www.khaleejtimes.com/nation/inside.asp?xfile=/data/government/2014/June/government_June28.xml§ion=government |
Article Info | Title | “UAE labour protection for expats” | Author | WAM |
Publication | Emirates 24|7 | Date | 23rd June 2013 | |
Website | http://www.emirates247.com/news/emirates/uae-labour-protection-for-expats-2013-06-23-1.511428 |
Article Info | Title | “Dubai Police on how not to lose your maid in 10 days” | Author | Mohammed El Safy |
Publication | Emirates 24|7 | Date | 18th June 2013 | |
Website | http://www.emirates247.com/news/emirates/dubai-police-on-how-not-to-lose-your-maid-in-10-days-2013-06-18-1.510838 |
UAE Government
Ministry of Labour
Article Info | Title | “Ministry of Labour began inspectional campaigns to ensure break compliance” | Author | Ministry of Labour |
Date | 15th June 2015 | |||
Website | http://bit.ly/1JfVJ4a |
Article Info | Title | “Working hours for the private sector during Ramadan Announced” | Author | Ministry of Labour |
Date | 15th June 2015 | |||
Website | http://bit.ly/1Iwbezt |
Article Info | Title | “Midday break begins in UAE for outdoor workers” | Author | Ministry of Labour |
Date | 14th June 2015 | |||
Website | http://bit.ly/1LimeWe |
Article Info | Title | “Bin Deemas: Labour market indicators reflect the strength and growth of the UAE Economy” | Author | Al Amal Magazine |
Date | 2nd April 2015 | |||
Website | http://bit.ly/1e10wZL |
Article Info | Title | “Labour Transactions in less than 3 minutes” | Author | Al Amal Magazine |
Date | 2nd April 2015 | |||
Website | http://bit.ly/1e10wZL |
Article Info | Title | “Ministry of Labour gets Emirates Award for Human Resources | Author | Al Amal Magazine |
Date | 2nd April 2015 | |||
Website | http://bit.ly/1e10wZL |
Article Info | Title | “Labour Ministry conducts 332,000 inspections to check labour violations” | Author | Al Amal Magazine |
Date | 2nd April 2015 | |||
Website | http://bit.ly/1e10wZL |
Article Info | Title | “23 types of fines for different violations” | Author | Al Amal Magazine |
Date | 2nd April 2015 | |||
Website | http://bit.ly/1e10wZL |
Article Info | Title | “10% increase in wages after 2011” | Author | Al Amal Magazine |
Date | 2nd April 2015 | |||
Website | http://bit.ly/1e10wZL |
Article Info | Title | “Ministry of Labour inspections department 2014 summary | Author | Ministry of Labour |
Date | 1st April 2015 | |||
Website | http://bit.ly/1HaGs4o |
Article Info | Title | “The Protection of the Rights of Workers in the United Arab Emirates Annual Report 2007” | Author | UAE Ministry of Labour |
Date | 2007 | |||
Website | http://www.uae-embassy.org/sites/default/files/The_Protection_of_the_Rights_of_Workers_in_the_UAE_-_Annual_Report_2007.pdf |
Emirates News Agency
Article Info | Title | “Ministry of Labour: UAE Committed to implementing an integrated system to protect workers’ wages” | Author | WAM |
Date | 6th June 2015 | |||
Website | https://www.wam.ae/en/news/emirates/1395281539150.html |
Article Info | Title | “Permanent Committee of Labour Affairs in Dubai launces one year awareness campaign” | Author | WAM |
Date | 23rd March 2015 | |||
Website | https://www.wam.ae/en/news/emirates/1395278331972.html |
Article Info | Title | “UAE gives priority to improving living conditions of migrant workers” | Author | WAM |
Date | 22nd March 2015 | |||
Website | https://www.wam.ae/en/news/emirates/1395278273774.html |
Article Info | Title | “Smart systems to inspect labours’ accommodation in Dubai” | Author | WAM |
Date | 16th March 2015 | |||
Website | https://www.wam.ae/en/news/emirates/1395277991048.html |
Article Info | Title | “TDIC hosts Ambassadors for an update tour of Saadiyat” | Author | WAM |
Date | 23rd February 2015 | |||
Website | https://www.wam.ae/en/news/emirates/1395276959111.html |
Article Info | Title | “Abu Dhabi’s TDIC rejects HRW’s report” | Author | WAM |
Date | 10th February 2015 | |||
Website | https://www.wam.ae/en/news/emirates/1395276320360.html |
Article Info | Title | “Abu Dhabi Residency Settles 28% of Cases Amicably in 2014” | Author | WAM |
Date | 2nd February 2015 | |||
Website | https://www.wam.ae/en/news/emirates/1395275953318.html |
Article Info | Title | “UAE’s first female crane operator works at Khalifa Port” | Author | WAM |
Date | 27th January 2015 | |||
Website | https://www.wam.ae/en/news/emirates/1395275672136.html |
Article Info | Title | “Protecting workers’ rights and upholding employers’ legitimate interests are longstanding tenets of MOL policy” | Author | WAM |
Date | 13th January 2015 | |||
Website | https://www.wam.ae/en/news/emirates/1395275034105.html |
Article Info | Title | PricewaterhouseCoopers publishes third annual report on TDIC’s employment practices policy and compliance monitoring” | Author | WAM |
Date | 23rd December 2014 | |||
Website | https://www.wam.ae/en/news/emirates/1395274209651.html |
Article Info | Title | “A good way to train blue collar workers: paper” | Author | WAM |
Date | 25th November 2014 | |||
Website | https://www.wam.ae/en/news/emirates/1395275034105.html |
Article Info | Title | “Police Drone Saves Trapped Window Cleaner” | Author | WAM |
Date | 4th November 2014 | |||
Website | https://www.wam.ae/en/news/emirates/1395271934508.html |
Article Info | Title | “UAE committed to continuous improvement of protection of foreign workers” | Author | WAM |
Date | 24th October 2014 | |||
Website | https://www.wam.ae/en/news/emirates/1395271347182.html |
Article Info | Title | “Global Competitiveness Report: UAE 3rd most attractive Labour Market worldwide” | Author | WAM |
Date | 23rd September 2014 | |||
Website | https://www.wam.ae/en/news/general/1395270027825.html |
Article Info | Title | “Global Competitveness Report: Ghobash stresses Ministry’s commitment to lifting productivity in Labour Market” | Author | WAM |
Date | 23rd September 2014 | |||
Website | https://www.wam.ae/en/news/emirates/1395270009016.html |
Article Info | Title | “Ministry of Foreign Affairs releases breif on “The Protection of the Rights of Domestic Labour in the UAE” | Author | WAM |
Date | 11th June 2014 | |||
Website | https://www.wam.ae/en/news/emirates/1395263194320.html |
Article Info | Title | “UAE pushes private sector to maintain provision of decent work opportunities” | Author | WAM |
Date | 9th June 2014 | |||
Website | https://www.wam.ae/en/news/emirates/1395262892630.html |
Article Info | Title | “MoFA Report on Labour Rights in the UAE” | Author | WAM |
Date | 28th May 2014 | |||
Website | https://www.wam.ae/en/news/general-emirates/1395255940095.html |
Article Info | Title | “Labour Minister hints at second phase in WPS during MoL’s strategy breifing” | Author | WAM |
Date | 28th April 2014 | |||
Website | https://www.wam.ae/en/news/general-emirates/1395242880312.html |
Other Government Entities
Article Info | Title | “Ministry of Interior Council Emphasizes the Need to Treat Domestic Workers Well” | Author | Ministry of Interior |
Date | 14th January 2015 | |||
Website | https://www.moi.gov.ae/en/media.center/news/News206.aspx |
Article Info | Title | “UAE committed to continuous improvement of protection for foreign workers” | Author | Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
Date | 24th October 2014 | |||
Website | http://old.mofa.gov.ae/mofa_english/portal/193bbe6f-6b6e-4f18-a772-c0dac1fac558.aspx |
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