Ministry of Labour
Main Category: Government (Federal)First Address : PO Box 805
City : Abu Dhabi
Country : United Arab Emirates
Phone: 971 2 6671222
Fax: 971 2 6665889
Email: minister@mol.gov.ae
Website: www.mol.gov.ae
ALL STORIES LIST
Monday, 1 December 2008
All non-government firms to observe Eid Al-Adha closure dates, says ministry of labour.
read more »Wednesday, 26 November 2008
Labour minister announces Dec. 2 will be national holiday to mark founding of UAE.
read more »Monday, 24 November 2008
Initiative aims to improve staff performance, increase transparency, fairness.
read more »Sunday, 16 November 2008
Economy must create more jobs for Emiratis in next 11 years than last 40, says minister.
read more »Wednesday, 22 October 2008
Labour Minister announces move to prevent future salary disputes.
read more »Sunday, 19 October 2008
GITEX: UAE ministry currently is 75% online after launching nine services - exec.
read more »Wednesday, 1 October 2008
Anyone caught using fake documentation to get job will get lifetime employment ban.
read more »Tuesday, 23 September 2008
UAE private sector given first two days of Eid Al-Fitr off, with Eid likely to fall Wednesday, Oct. 1.
read more »Sunday, 21 September 2008
Two construction workers have died in separate incidents in Bahrain bringing the total onsite deaths to 14 this year, according to the Labour Ministry.
read more »Tuesday, 2 September 2008
Customer service centre set up to make process easier for private companies.
read more »Monday, 18 August 2008
Labour ministry to resume accepting certificates issued by municipality clinics.
read more »Sunday, 17 August 2008
New procedures costing companies time and money as municipality tests rejected by labour ministry.
read more »Thursday, 31 July 2008
Ministry of Labour official says that 99% of companies in Sharjah are obeying the law.
read more »Thursday, 26 June 2008
Investigation underway after work permits granted although essential documents missing.
read more »Monday, 12 May 2008
Firms' owners could be deported or jailed after being caught in gov't crackdown.
read more »Saturday, 26 April 2008
2007 labour report overview of UAE labour market and measures taken to improve rights.
read more »Sunday, 10 February 2008
Scammers using copy of UAE Ministry of Labour website to steal personal data and defraud jobseekers
read more »Saturday, 2 February 2008
The UAE minister of labour, HE Dr Ali Abdulla Al Kaabi has defended the country's efforts to improve workers' rights saying that even though problems exist, it is doing everything in its power to solve them immediately.
read more »Friday, 25 January 2008
UAE has worked hard to upgrade its labour standards, according to Ali Abdullah Al Kaabi.
read more »Wednesday, 23 January 2008
COLOMBO PROCESS: UAE official says cap not scrapped, ministers need more time.
read more »Monday, 21 January 2008
COLOMBO PROCESS: Cap on foreign workers in Gulf will not feature in talks, official says.
read more »Saturday, 19 January 2008
The UAE Ministry of Labour (MoL) will form an independent agency for the sole purpose of inspecting health and safety standards on construction sites.
read more »Friday, 4 January 2008
Labour Ministry promises tough action against companies that continue to pay workers in cash.
read more »Saturday, 29 December 2007
Health insurance will be made compulsory for all construction workers in the UAE from 2008, according to the Minister of Labour, HE Ali Abdullah Al Kaabi.
read more »Thursday, 13 December 2007
SpanCash to offer banking services to low paid expatriate workers
read more »Tuesday, 11 December 2007
EXCLUSIVE: UAE public and private sector will enjoy a week off to celebrate Eid Al Adha from December 18.
read more »Sunday, 25 November 2007
Labour ministers approve plan to impose six year cap on unskilled expat workers.
read more »Sunday, 4 November 2007
UAE calls for review of construction workers' salaries following spate of high-profile demonstrations.
read more »Saturday, 3 November 2007
Labour ministry vows strict measures against illegal residents who overstep deadline.
read more »Tuesday, 30 October 2007
UAE confirms 4,000 Asian labourers to be sent home after illegal strike.
read more »Monday, 29 October 2007
Labourers involved in violent protest over weekend face deportation.
read more »Sunday, 28 October 2007
Ministry of Labour say it will not hesitate to kick out workers involved in illegal demonstrations.
read more »Tuesday, 23 October 2007
Unskilled workers in these sectors face being forced out of GCC if proposal passed.
read more »Monday, 22 October 2007
Proposal to limit how long unskilled workers can live in Gulf top of the agenda, says labour minister.
read more »Wednesday, 1 August 2007
Expatriates seeking employment in the UAE will be required to produce HIV-Aids-free certificates, official says.
read more »Friday, 6 July 2007
At the start of the midday working ban across the UAE, Conrad Egbert examines whether the break is benefiting the labour force.
read more »Sunday, 1 July 2007
Companies violating the midday break rule will be named and shamed in the media.
read more »Monday, 4 June 2007
Private companies will pay all salaries by bank transfer from January next year.
read more »Monday, 4 June 2007
Employers who shelter illegal workers face two months in jail and a fine.
read more »Thursday, 31 May 2007
The first phase of a TV channel that will focus on UAE labour affairs will launch this autumn, according to Dr Ali Bin Abdullah Al Ka'abi, minister of Labour.
read more »Monday, 21 May 2007
A new committee will protect rights of up to 700,000 Bangladeshis living in the UAE.
read more »Tuesday, 1 May 2007
With minimum wage possibly making its debut appearance in the construction world, it has been reported that eventually, other industries will also have to comply. Facilities Management Middle East asks key industry professionals: what kind of impact could this have on the recruitment process?
read more »Friday, 27 April 2007
Saudisation and Emiratisation are self-defeating. Empowering nationals is the answer, argues Rob Corder.
read more »Tuesday, 17 April 2007
A Doha conference convened by the GCC Secretary General is debating how immigrant workers are treated.
read more »Saturday, 31 March 2007
Payday parity is one of the last remaining pieces of Dubai's successful business jigsaw.
read more »Friday, 30 March 2007
The UAE Ministry of Labour is working on a minimum wage for construction workers in order to protect them from exploitation, according to a ministry spokesperson.
read more »Tuesday, 27 March 2007
Dubai's plan for a minimum wage is setting an example that others must follow.
read more »Monday, 26 March 2007
A Human Rights Watch report ignores progress made on labour issues, says government.
read more »Monday, 26 March 2007
Construction workers will be first to feel the benefit of the new initiative.
read more »Saturday, 16 December 2006
Dubai Municipality and the UAE Ministry of Labour meet to discuss forming an inspection partnership
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