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The Federal National Council on Tuesday approved a law establishing the National Commission for Human Rights in the UAE.
Dr Anwar Gargash, Diplomatic Adviser to President Sheikh Khalifa, called it an important step towards strengthening the human rights file in the country and a building block on the road to celebrating the 50 years since the UAE was founded.
نبارك لدولة الامارات اعتماد المجلس الوطني الاتحادي مشروع قانون انشاء الهيئة الوطنية لحقوق الانسان وفقا لمبادئ باريس، خطوة مهمة نحو تعزيز ملف حقوق الانسان في الدولة ولبنة على طريق الاحتفال بالخمسين عاماً. د. أنور قرقاش (@AnwarGargash) April 20, 2021
The FNC session was presided over by Speaker Saqr Ghobash and Minister of State, Khalifa Al Marar who said establishing the Commission will strengthen the UAE’s efforts towards fighting
UAE decision to close private maid-hiring agencies will stamp out rogue companies
Domestic workers will have to be employed via government-run Tadbeer centres but residents seek clarity on hiring options
Earlier in March, the country s labour ministry said it would close all of the privately-run recruitment agencies that hire and supply domestic workers to tackle abuse in the industry. Instead, government-run centres will handle all applications and hiring for families. Pawan Singh / The National
Officials said there would be an exception for agencies based in the country s economic freezones, which have their own rules and regulators. It was not clear if there are many maid agencies based there, nor whether those facing closure could move to a freezone. Pawan Singh / The National
Abu Dhabi: A total of 250 privately owned recruitment offices have been shut down across the UAE as part of an effort to streamline the hiring of domestic workers.
The closures were implemented by the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MoHRE), Nasser bin Thani Al Hameli, Minister of Human resources and Emiratisaton, told members of the Federal National Council on Tuesday. He added that the closures had been carried out after the licenses of the various offices had expired.
Al Hameli added that domestic worker recruitment processes will be enabled only through Tadbeer centres from March 2021, in accordance with a 2017 decision to ensure the rights of domestic workers and employers in the country.