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Supply of domestic workers to increase in the UAE

Abu Dhabi - Bilateral consultations are on a number of source countries, to employ their nationals in the UAE

The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (Mohre) has announced that the supply of domestic labour to the UAE will soon increase, as the ministry is set to sign bilateral memorandums of understanding with a number of countries.
Dr Omar Al Nuaimi, assistant under-secretary for Communication and International Relations at Mohre, said: "Soon after Mohre became officially responsible for the administration of domestic labour, Saqr bin Ghobash Saeed Ghobash, Minister of Human Resources and Emiratisation, oversaw the development and implementation of a strategic plan with a view to ensure quality service to our customers and consolidate the regulation of the domestic labour sector."
The ministry has engaged in bilateral consultations with a number of source countries, to reach agreements on employing their nationals in the UAE domestic labour market. "These countries welcomed access by their nationals to employment opportunities in the UAE, particularly in view of the added protection afforded to domestic workers under the new Domestic Labour Law and the clarity of the rights and obligations under the law of all stakeholders, including private recruitment agencies," Dr Al Nuaimi added.
Securing multiple sources of domestic labour would offer local households a broader choice of experiences and qualifications and promote healthy competition among the 'Tadbeer' centres that are due to begin operation in the last quarter of this year, Al Nuaimi noted.