ISLAMABAD – Pakistan has recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding(MoU) with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to safeguard the rights ofPakistani workers overseas.
In order to protect the workers from the exploitation of Pakistan-basedfake recruitment agents, Pakistanis will now sign an Employment Job Offerwith the employer before moving to the Emirates under the new deal.
The MoU has been signed by both parties to provide a legal and safe workingenvironment for Pakistani workers in the UAE.
Both employer and the worker will sign the Employment Job Offer before thelatter departs from Pakistan.
The job offer will clearly elucidate the rights and duties of the employerand the worker. It needs mentioning here that the employment contract willbe founded on the job offer and will be registered in the UAE.
The Article 6 of the MoU states that in case of a dispute if both partiescannot reach an amicable settlement within six weeks of the complaintsubmission, it will be presented before the judicial authorities forresolution.——————————
Moreover, both governments will arrange joint collaborative programs andactivities like educational initiatives before departure and after arrivalto impart awareness on the workers regarding the contract employment cycle.
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The deal also maintains that the Pakistani workers shall receive a minimumwage of Dh800 along with accommodation and food along with the medicalinsurance as per the UAE law.
The two countries have agreed to form a joint committee for theimplementation of the MoU, which will meet on a regular basis to monitorand evaluate the deal’s implementation.
Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Overseas Pakistanis andHuman Resource Development Syed Zulfikhar Bukhari said that the MoU willremove the remittance process. “It will evolve a mechanism for earlyresolution of disputes with employers/providing legal assistance,” he said.
The MoU was signed by UAE Minister for Human Resources Nasser Bin Thani AlHameli and Acting Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the UnitedNations, Tahir Hussain Andrabi.
*Via: KhaleejTimeslink-*
