Chennai: United Arab Emirates performed great efforts to guarantee that employees received adequate protection during the Covid-19 pandemic, providing them with the needed medical care and all other necessities, says Vanessa Tomassini, a media specialist and journalist member of the EU Press Association.
According to Vanessa, UAE officials spent particular attention defending migrant workers in the private sector. “Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation ensured that employees of private sector establishments, infected with Covid-19, were considered as sick cases entitled to ill leave, calling on companies and employers to not terminate the co-operation with any employee for this reason.”
Local authorities called upon the private sector to document employee leaves, note any amendments to business contracts, and ensure the payment of salaries through the Wages Protection System (WPS).
The MoHRE granted early leave as part of Covid-19 countermeasures to document leaves as a temporary amendment to business contracts available through its website and smartphone’s app. The option of taking an early leave allowed migrant workers to return to their country temporarily until the end of the crisis, she adds.