Government Initiative, p2

Stricter enforcement of labour laws
Gulf News, 8 Nov. 2006

Shaikh Mohammad yesterday met Dr Ali Bin Abdullah Al Ka'abi, Minister of Labour, at Zabeel Palace and ordered him to take necessary action to address the issues of expatriate workers in the country and to ensure that significantly improved standards of health, safety and quality of life - in both their workplaces and living areas - are met.

He also instructed the minister to implement a medical insurance scheme that covers all grades of labourers and provides them with the same standards of health and medical care enjoyed by the rest of the community.full article

Commentary

The article offers some detail not mentioned in the article discussed in the preceding post, Latest Government Initiative. Specifically, reference is made to a medical insurance scheme and Dr Ali Bin Abdullah Al Ka'abi's (labor minister) presence at the meeting. The article further highlights the tone of Sheikh Mohammed's initiative adding,

He emphasised the severe consequences that will befall anyone caught violating these laws or proven to have blackmailed or abused labourers, and that they, and those that support them, will face the full force of the law.

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