ABU DHABI // The rule has essentially banned any visit by a Nepalese citizen to the UAE unless they have approval from the embassy. “The government has made this mandatory as when workers are dealt with directly they are exploited. Heera Devi Paudel, a labour attache at the embassy, said that if a worker does not have any blood relatives in the UAE, their visa will not be approved. She added that criteria for work visas involves assessing factors such as salary, accommodation and the reputation of the company and then the embassy follows up with the workers once they are settled into their jobs. If the workers are unhappy, the embassy will not deal with the company again. The issues of exploitation and trafficking are becoming more severe for Nepal as more of its citizens arrive here. Labourers from Nepal are also less costly to hire than those from many other countries – a Nepalese worker can be recruited for about Dh900 to Dh1,000 a month, but a Filipino, for example, could not be hired at this salary range, the ambassador added. “Now, in Nepal, the government has tightened the noose on corrupt officials and so nobody takes the risk of being nabbed.” thenational.ae/uae/workers-rights/nepalese-workers-trying-to-come-to-uae-being-rejected-after-crackdown
Posted on: Sat, 28 Sep 2013 04:43:41 +0000
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