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Mission work permits are not in big demand

Humeid bin Demas, Executive Manager for Labour Relations in the MoL, said the turnout of companies applying for mission work permits has been kind of low. “This is due, maybe, to the fact that it is still a new service.”

“The system was put in place recently so companies still need to know more about it,” he felt.

He, however, did not specify how many mission work permits had been issued so far.

Bin Demas pointed out that the ministry had made several efforts to publicise the mission work permit. “We held Press conferences to publicise the mission work permits. We distributed hundreds of manuals on the procedures to be followed by companies to the typing offices all over the UAE. Besides, all the necessary information is posted on the ministry’s web site,” he added.

Ahmed Kajour, Executive Manager for Customer Affairs and Work Permits, noted that the MoL would take strict action against any violations pertaining to mission work permits.

“Unlike the visit visas, which have often been misused by companies, the mission work permits are accompanied with strict action and fines. We know that many companies have been bringing and hiring workers on visit visas. In such recruitment, the legal relation between the employer and the employee does not exist and thus any legal obligation is absent. The worker can’t claim any right while working on a visit visa,” Kajour explained.

Meanwhile, Bin Demas pointed out that an average of 100,000 work permits were issued each month last year in the UAE.

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