The Minister of Labour, Dr Ali bin Abdullah Al Ka’abi, issued a ministerial decision to enable young expatriate residents in the 15-18 age group to join light work activities in the country, according to Yousef Jaafar, Labour Counsellor at the Ministry of Labour (MoL).
The decision opens the door for young expatriates to work temporarily or permanently. They can work part time with a six-month work permit or permanently after signing labour contracts and issuing labour cards, Jaafar said.
The decision opens the door for young expatriates to work temporarily or permanently. They can work part time with a six-month work permit or permanently after signing labour contracts and issuing labour cards, Jaafar said.
The minister ordered the ministry’s Inspection Departments all over the country to monitor the implementation of the decision to protect the rights of the forthcoming young labour force.
The decision does not allow the firms to bring young people from outside the country.
“The decision defined the areas that the young people mustn’t join such as the heavy duty and dangerous works in the contracting and construction sites, roads maintenance, and electricity works. However, they can join light activities such as in restaurants, flower shops, hotels and grocery shops,” added Jaafar.
The employers are not supposed to allow the young people to work over time at all, he said.
The ministry will issue six-month work permits for the young people to enable them to work in the private sector and protect their rights, according to the labour law, such as payment of wages and transportation allowances on time and provision of medical care.
The ministerial decision came after another decision that allowed the students to work only during the summer vacation. However, youngsters can work under the current decision for any period of time during the year. Source
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