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Article

25 Mar 2007

Author:
Human Rights Watch

UAE: Draft Labor Law Violates International Standards

The United Arab Emirates’ proposed labor law falls far short of international standards for workers’ rights, Human Rights Watch said in a report...The law fails to address a series of abuses against workers that Human Rights Watch has documented…Migrant workers, who comprise 95 percent of the country’s workforce, are particularly at risk of abuse. “The Labor Ministry’s request for comments on the draft law represents an important step toward reform and transparency in the UAE,” said Sarah Leah Whitson, Middle East director at Human Rights Watch. “We hope that the Labor Ministry takes advantage of this process to revise the serious flaws in its draft law.”