"Philippine government happy with UAE domestic worker law", 29 September 2017

Philippine government officials and Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) expressed happiness with the UAE’s commitment to labour safety and protection.

The law was signed into implementation last week and a memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed by the labour ministers of the Philippines and the UAE...

Bello and Saqr Ghobash Saeed Ghobash, Minister of Human Resources and Emiratisation, signed an MoU that called for “strict implementation of employment procedure for OFWs to the UAE, to stop human trafficking, regulation of private recruitment agencies, and ensure fair treatment of migrant workers”...

“This agreement will also prevent contract substitution.”