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"With a view towards protecting the labour rights in the emirate of Abu Dhabi and providing support to the same in the present circumstances due to the repercussions of the coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis, the Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development (DED) is pleased to coordinate with entities looking to send the workers whose age is over 50 years and registered with your company, provided that you will pay the costs incurred by their travel to their home country," said a statement issued by DED.
To facilitate and expedite coordination, DED asked the firms to access this link and fill out the detailed information related to the workers they have nominated for travel.
Companies have also been asked to grant the aged employee indefinite leave during the present conditions so that authorities can enumerate them and determine their travel destinations to their home countries.
The first page of the survey website which requires firms to add all data from the workers aged 50 and above has seven questions or areas to be filled with details of the company before proceeding to other pages. These include the industrial license number, company name as per the industrial license, contact person name (company manager, owner), contact person mobile number, contact person direct land line number, contact person e-mail address.
Commenting on the initiative, Bangladeshi expat, Khalid Muhdeen, 52, working for a facilities management company in Abu Dhabi, said his family stays back home and he was planning to travel home for holiday during March.
"I am happy with this new initiative. I was meant to go home towards end of March. But I couldn't travel because of the current Covid-19 situation as all international flights had been suspended," said Muhdeen, adding that he has spent almost two years without going back home to see his wife and children.
Another expat, Mohammed Rafiq, a Pakistani national working for a contracting firm in Musaffah industrial area, also welcomed the initiative.
"Some expats have families and other obligations back home. They would like to travel to their countries but it is not easy given the current situation," said Rafiq.
"I believe this government initiative will benefit many expats."
ismail@khaleejtimes.com
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