UAE: Council of Ministers Decision No. 7/7 of 2003

Date of adoption

2003

Entry into force

2003

Text versions

Arabic

Source:

– Ministry of Labour, United Arab Emirates, accessed: 16 June 2015, http://www.mol.gov.ae/newcontrolpanel2010/Attachments/28092008/WorkPermits-AR.htm

Abstract

The Council of Ministers approved in its session No. (1) held on January 13th, 2003 the recommendation to amend article (4) of Council of Ministers Decision No. 1/563 of 2001 in the following manner:

1. New foreign labourers who do not hold a high school certificate or its equivalent may not be recruited. Labourers who work in the construction sector as well as those who are recruited from Arab countries shall be exempted in accordance with the kind of work permits and the rules and conditions the Ministry sets. This rule shall become applicable starting from January 2003, and the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs and the Ministry of Interior shall write the rules necessary for its implementation.

2. The labour cards of foreign labourers present in the country shall continue to be renewed.

Council of Ministers Decision No. 4/356 of 2005 repeals the amended article 4 of Council of Ministers Decision No. 1/563 of 2001 and article 1 of the above decision.