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VISA BAN LIFTED FOR MAIDS, DOMESTIC HELP

The Ministry of Interior has lifted the automatic stamping of ban in passports of maids and domestic helps on cancellation of their residencies,

Brigadier Saeed Matar bin Bleilah, Director of Dubai Naturalisation and Residency Department (DNRD), revealed yesterday.

However, the ban will be stamped on the passport in case the maid or domestic help seeks cancellation of residency during the validity of the contract, which according to rules, is for two years, he said.

Brig Bin Bleilah said the DNRD received this decision yesterday from the General Department of Naturalisation and Residency, in which the rules of stamping of ban on passports were revised.

Meanwhile, the Permanent Committee of Labour Affairs in Dubai has decided to set up a centre for housemaids who get into a dispute with their sponsor. The centre will extend help to maids who do not have anyone here to support them, by providing them health care and in the event of the problem with the sponsor not getting sorted out, would help them find other sponsors. "We are now looking for a convenient place to locate the centre," he said, adding: "We will investigate the authenticity of the maid's complaint and take necessary action against the sponsor if found true. Such investigations are important to safeguard the rights of both employers and maids, as also to prevent maids from absconding and finding another employer through the committee by making false claims."

Labourers and maids may file their complaints to the committee on hotline 8009119 or mail to P.O Box Dubai 117444 or on the web site www.labourcomplaints.ae which is currently available in Arabic and English languages, which would soon be extended to Urdu, Hindi and Bengali.