The rights of foreign workers in dubai?

The UAE has a good Labour Law. Better and more advanced then in some Western countries. I have to admit that some companies abide the law like everywhere else, too.

Every worker or employee can file a case at the Labour Department in case his company does not follow the law. There are big signs build up in the Labour camps where this is written in all kind of languages.

When an employee or a worker does not take advantage of this, well, whom to blame. I agree that there are many uneducated workers working on the construction sites, but please do not tell me, that even they would not be able to complain. They are smart enough to start demonstrations and know how to block the traffic. Why do they not do it the proper way?

Many, especially workers, get cheated by agencies in their own home countries and have to pay back huge amounts of money they paid for their visas and then they start struggling.
The UAE Law states, that no agency is allowed to take any money for visa fees and that all fees have to be paid by the company. When the crime took place outside the UAE, is this the UAE's fault? It's against the Law to keep an employee's or worker's passport. Still people handing over their passports. The UAE's fault? People are signing contracts outside the UAE promising them this and that. Then they come here to find out they were cheated on. The UAE's fault?

The Ministry of Labour is working hard to stop all this and implened some new laws recently like i.e. minimum and minimum ages for housemaids of certain nationalities, no construction work during peek hours in the summer time.

The problem in the UAE is that good Laws exists, but there are not enough inspectors to controll the companies and some of them taking advantage of it.
There is much, much less sexual harrasment at work places then in the West, you are entiteld to receive 30 days leave, have 15 days sick leave with full pay and another 30 days with half pay. Overhours and working on public holidays have to be compensated, when relocating back home, the employer has to pay the airfare, etc., etc.

In Abu Dhabi (and in Dubai it's on the way) it's mandatory that the company has to provide healthcare for the worker/employee, his/her spouse and upt to three kids under the age of 18 years old. Name one country which offers that!!!

In general: The UAE as a perfect Labour Law and also a perfect trafic law. Now, who are the worst driver's????????

Go through Y/A and you'll find out how many people are cheating on companies and breaching the Labour Law. But - they all want to come back!

To one answerer above me, yes, organizations are watching the UAE like other countries, too. But - please look how actuell these reports are and look at the reports of other countries also compare.

If the host country (UAE) offers all kind of rights then the reason is, that these rights should be used!

Regarding Labour Law there are different rules for Government employees.

Btw: since this months all salaries have to be paid to bank accounts. This way unpaid wages shall be avoided.

So far they have stayed away from this most controversial subject in Dubai, the rights of foreign workers -- an issue that international human rights groups have scrutinized intensely. There is only the basic rights protecting you from physical abuse. As far as I have heard.

What rights? Are you kidding?

In the Arab world foreigners are only 2nd to them, you have to abide by their local rules, cultures and beliefs in other words you have to look up on them. In fact you cannot acquire an immigrant or citizen status even if you were born, raised and educated in their lands. Discrimination is rampant, generally rampant. In their law they can 鈥淭he Muslim male can marry the Christian woman, but the Christian male cannot marry the Muslim female.鈥?br>
So are you asking rights? Well if you like a thorough understanding of how U.A.E. protect welfare of the 鈥淭emporary Workers鈥?as they鈥檝e called it, visit this site http://www.hrw.org/english/docs/2007/03/... and if you want a well documented report how the U.A.E. is criticized by no other than the Human Rights Watch Organization visit this site as well http://hrw.org/backgrounder/mena/uae0307... and its up to you to answer if there are Labor rights in the U.A.E.

Although the employer is clearly favoured compared to the employee there is a labour law that regulates work related issues and protects the employee to some degree from severe exploitation. Although for people comming especially from Europe it might be a bit of a shock when they find themselves working in the UAE. The employer is the sponsor of the employee providing the visa and he can also ban you from the country. The employee has to get a no objection letter from the employer when applying for a bank loan or for a driver's licence, just to mention some odd things here.
But, for the average office worker at least, conditions aren't as grim as one poster above has mentioned. A lot has to do with the academical degree the worker came to the country. The higher the degree the less the employer has you in his pocket.
There is a labour law, granting some rights to the employee, and (most) employers stick to it.
http://www.mol.gov.ae/index.php?option=c...
But as for the numerous construction workers I am not sure if the law is followed. For example there are often cases where they have to work in the scortching summer heat during midday although it is clearly stated by law that it is not alowed to force someone to do hard labour during the summer heat - just an example that came to my mind.