Abu Dhabi: The findings of the Ministry of Labour’s inspection on companies in 2014 has been released, outlining the number of inspections that were carried out as well as the number of violations that were found.
The inspections were carried out in line with the ministry’s objective of ensuring its regulations on the labour market were being properly followed by companies, and that workers’ rights were not being violated.
As part of the inspections, over 8,000 workers’ home sites were visited to check if health and safety standards were being followed. Over 4,000 work sites were also inspected, with the majority of sites meeting and following the required safety standards.
Among the violations found, 479 violators were referred to the judicial authorities to correct irregularities ranging from workers not being properly paid to workers not having the right papers to work for the company.
Inspections were also carried out in order to monitor possible cases of illegal human trafficking with workers, with over 2,000 inspections made, and the ministry expressing its keenness on combating human trafficking.
As well as carrying out inspections on possible cases of human trafficking, the ministry held several educational workshops to inform workers of their rights, and where they could go to complain if their rights were being violated.
In total, 367 inspectors were used, in comparison to the over 300,000 registered companies, with employers totalling over 4 million.
- With inputs from WAM
