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Campaign to promote legal awareness among workers in Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi - The educational lecture provided an elaborative explanation, especially on provisions of the UAE labour law which guarantee workers' rights.

The judicial authorities in Abu Dhabi have launched a campaign to teach workers about the UAE laws and their legitimate rights at work so as they are not cheated or mistreated by their employers.
The Abu Dhabi Judicial Department (ADJD) organised a legal awareness lecture this week that was attended by 400 workers of various nationalities at ICAD residential city in Mussafah.
The educational lecture, which was presented in Arabic, English and Urdu, provided an elaborative explanation, especially on provisions of the UAE labour law which guarantee workers' rights and the relationship with their employers. 
The awareness lecture is intended to provide legal knowledge to 100,000 workers across Abu Dhabi as part of the Year of Zayed.
Yousef Saed Al Ebri, undersecretary of ADJD, said this awareness programme for 2018, comes in the framework of labour education and is aimed at spreading the legal culture among the workers.
The campaign is also under the directives of Sheikh Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs, chairman of ADJD, to achieve the strategic priority of promoting and maintaining security through sustainable engagement with all members of the community.
"The labour awareness committee in the judicial department aims to strengthen the legal culture and the definition of workers' rights and duties, as part of the efforts to achieve its mission to safeguard the rule of law by ensuring justice, rights and peace in the society," said Al Ebri.
Ahmed Al Marzouqi, director of internal operations and support sector and chairman of the labour awareness committee at ADJD, said the campaign involves weekly visits to labour sites in Abu Dhabi in cooperation with the Zones Corp. 
"During the campaigns, workers at various labour accommodations are being educated about the importance of abiding by the law, the rights of workers in the UAE including their rights to annual leaves, getting salaries on time, how to file complaints against their employers, the right to end of service benefits and how to calculate it and others. Officials also answer all questions and queries from workers," said Al Mazrouqi. 
The campaign also comprises of interactive competitions for workers and giving out awards to the winners.
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