UAE adopts unified contract for domestic workers
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has adopted a unified employment contract for domestic assistants or household service workers (HSWs) starting April 1, 2007 as part of the Emirates' efforts to protect the HSWs from abusive employers, Labor and Employment Secretary Arturo D. Brion today said.
Brion said that unified employment contract contained all the provisions of the Philippine model contract for HSWs under the reform package which among others, raised the minimum monthly salary of Filipino HSWs based abroad from $200 to $400.
The labor chief made the disclosure at the signing of the memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) and the UAE Ministry of Labour last week. Brion signed the MOU with his UAE counterpart His Excellency Dr. Ali Bin Al-Kaabi providing for greater protection of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in the Emirates.
In his remarks welcoming the UAE delegation, Brion specified that the UAE unified employment contract for HSWs which was a pioneering effort of the UAE Ministry of Interior's Department of Naturalization and Immigration leaves it open for the Philippine government to impose a minimum wage level for Filipino HSWs.
"It means that the reform package on the deployment abroad of Filipino HSWs is fully acceptable in the UAE," Brion said as he praised the UAE government for crafting the unified employment contract for HSWs.
He added that the Emirates' response to the reform package indicates its cognizance of the wisdom of providing for measures that would protect the HSWs from abuse and exploitation.
He said that the reform package is not only beneficial to the HSWs but also to the host country as it greatly helps sustain the HSWs' employment, thereby, allowing their employers to continue their economic activities and their contributions to the economy without being bothered by housekeeping and similar concerns.
Brion also hinted that the UAE is planning to place HSWs under the coverage and protection of labor legislation administered by the Ministry of Labor.
"We view this as a very positive development that will place the status of the Filipino HSWs on even terms with the rest of the expatriate force in the UAE," he said as he looked forward to the UAE's continuing efforts to enhance the welfare and development of Filipino HSWs and other OFWs in the Emirates.
For its part, the Philippines will continue its efforts to contribute highly competent and reliable OFWs for the development of UAE and its economy, Brion said stressing that joint efforts to manage migration of OFWs will maximize the benefits both for the Philippines and the UAE. Source
Brion said that unified employment contract contained all the provisions of the Philippine model contract for HSWs under the reform package which among others, raised the minimum monthly salary of Filipino HSWs based abroad from $200 to $400.
The labor chief made the disclosure at the signing of the memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) and the UAE Ministry of Labour last week. Brion signed the MOU with his UAE counterpart His Excellency Dr. Ali Bin Al-Kaabi providing for greater protection of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in the Emirates.
In his remarks welcoming the UAE delegation, Brion specified that the UAE unified employment contract for HSWs which was a pioneering effort of the UAE Ministry of Interior's Department of Naturalization and Immigration leaves it open for the Philippine government to impose a minimum wage level for Filipino HSWs.
"It means that the reform package on the deployment abroad of Filipino HSWs is fully acceptable in the UAE," Brion said as he praised the UAE government for crafting the unified employment contract for HSWs.
He added that the Emirates' response to the reform package indicates its cognizance of the wisdom of providing for measures that would protect the HSWs from abuse and exploitation.
He said that the reform package is not only beneficial to the HSWs but also to the host country as it greatly helps sustain the HSWs' employment, thereby, allowing their employers to continue their economic activities and their contributions to the economy without being bothered by housekeeping and similar concerns.
Brion also hinted that the UAE is planning to place HSWs under the coverage and protection of labor legislation administered by the Ministry of Labor.
"We view this as a very positive development that will place the status of the Filipino HSWs on even terms with the rest of the expatriate force in the UAE," he said as he looked forward to the UAE's continuing efforts to enhance the welfare and development of Filipino HSWs and other OFWs in the Emirates.
For its part, the Philippines will continue its efforts to contribute highly competent and reliable OFWs for the development of UAE and its economy, Brion said stressing that joint efforts to manage migration of OFWs will maximize the benefits both for the Philippines and the UAE. Source
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