Know the law: How to hire domestic help in UAE
Web report/Dubai
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Come March, housemaids can only be hired through Tadbeer centres.
Earlier this week, the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MoHRE) announced that citizens and expats will have to hire domestic helpers only from Tadbeer centres, come March.
The centres, whose services are regulated by MoHRE, will replace private recruitment agencies for housemaids in order to streamline the hiring of this category of blue-collar employees in the country and better protect their rights.
They guarantee a visa, orientation and training to domestic workers.
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