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Rehabilitation of camel jockeys on right track
ABU DHABI — Lt General Shaikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Interior, has expressed his satisfaction over the progress of the rehabilitation of over a thousand children who once worked as camel jockeys in the country.
A special committee, set up by the Ministry of Interior to follow up the rehabilitation programme, has returned after paying visits to Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sudan and Mauritania, where they monitored the progress of rehabilitation projects.
Shaikh Saif reiterated that the UAE was always keen to protect the rights of all the children who once worked as jockeys in camel races across the country. He also said that the country would give every care and attention to bring them back to normal life, giving them all necessary support for their integration in the society.
"This stems from our faith that the best way to achieve this goal is to follow the policy of maximum transparency within the framework of the international agreements in this regard," Shaikh Saif said, while underlining the need for combined efforts to protect the young children who were used as camel jockeys. These efforts are in accordance with the agreements made between Unicef and the UAE in this regard.
Shaikh Saif expressed his hope that the second phase of the rehabilitation programme would be much wider and far-reaching.
Brigadier Khaleel Badran, Director of the Financial Affairs and Services at the Abu Dhabi Police, who headed the delegations to Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sudan and Mauritania, said the visits were fruitful in implementing the rehabilitation programme, in cooperation with the world body. Over 690 repatriated camel jockeys live in Pakistan and 200 in Bangladesh.
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