UAE: Unpaid workers receive wages after intervention of mobile labour court
Summary
Date Reported: 1 Jul 2019
Location: United Arab Emirates
Other
Not Reported ( Sector not reported/applicable ) - EmployerAffected
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
Migrant & immigrant workers: ( Number unknown - Location unknown - Sector unknown , Gender not reported )Issues
Wage TheftResponse
Response sought: No
Action taken: The Abu Dhabi Judicial Department dispatched a mobile court to the workers' accommodation which convened government officials, including those from the Abu Dhabi Labour Court where the Court resolved the collective dispute. The Court ordered the employer to pay workers' delayed salaries immediately. It is unclear whether the ruling has been enforced.
Source type: News outlet
"UAE mobile court makes employer pay workers' salaries on the spot ", 1 Jul 2019
Judicial authorities in Abu Dhabi have resolved a dispute between a number of workers and their employer which had resulted from the delay in paying their salaries. Using the mobile bus court, a special team from the Abu Dhabi Labour Court and other officials went to the workers' accommodation and managed to settle the dispute "very quickly" [ensuring] that all the workers' pending salaries were... the Abu Dhabi Judicial Department (ADJD) said on Monday that it has conducted awareness campaigns targeting 22,000 labourers... aimed at teaching workers about the UAE laws and their legitimate rights at work.