The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (Mohre) has recorded 26,104 labour law violations as inspectors conducted 485,000 visits to private sector facilities across the UAE between January and October 2022.
“Legal actions were taken against the violating entities and relevant fines imposed,” it said.
According to Khaleej Times, among these labour violations were 2,973 cases of non-compliance with the payment of wages. These were referred to the public prosecution for further legal action. Of 178 cases of employers holding back employees’ passports, 132 were settled.
The offences also included cases where recruitment fees were deducted from workers’ salaries. And about 30 involved workers signed fake documents of having received their wages and incorrect data entered into the Wage Protection System (WPS) to circumvent the provisions. Two cases of sexual harassment were also reported.
Fines issued
The ministry imposed administrative fines on violations detected during the inspection visits.
These included 22,087 cases of non-compliance with the procedures for issuing work permit contracts and facilities that do not practise their licensed activities; 21 of practising activities of coordination and of employment agencies without the requisite licence; and 14 of non-compliance with the approved standards of labour accommodations.
In 165 cases, companies failed to ensure the relevant work environment for workers in open areas. In 17 cases, the ministry was not notified about work injuries, occupational diseases or the death of a worker on duty. (NewsWire)