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Labour ministry pulls the plug on transactions of 3,801 firms
More than 3,800 out of 81,000 inspected companies in Dubai and Northern Emirates were caught violating the labour law in 2007, according to the Ministry of Labour Investigation Unit's yearly report.
- By Wafa Issa, Staff Reporter
- Published: 00:45 February 10, 2008
Dubai: More than 3,800 out of 81,000 inspected companies in Dubai and Northern Emirates were caught violating the labour law in 2007, according to the Ministry of Labour Investigation Unit's yearly report.
Maher Al Obaid, Head of the investigation unit, said the annual report revealed 3,801 companies have had their transactions stopped but said that the unit aims to play a more guiding role rather than only enforcing penalties in 2008.
"All these companies have had their transactions stopped at the ministry. However, this year, we seek to transform our role from a penalising one to a role that provides guidance to both companies and workers," said Al Obaid.
The companies violated rules such as midday break, employing workers illegally and breaking the health and safety rules at work sites, according to the report.
Some 236 out of 691 inspected companies violated the health and safety rules. On the other hand, some 2,148 companies had the ban on their transaction lifted last year.
The annual report also revealed that 883 workers in Dubai and the Northern Emirates were caught working illegally following the end of the amnesty period granted to illegal workers last year.
"The majority of the violating workers were caught working on a visit visa but this trend is decreasing with the opportunity of employing people on a mission work permit," said Al Obaid.
The investigation unit also solved 96 labour disputes last year.
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