Sponsor hands over passport to maid missing for 6 years

This proves that citizens are interacting with the amnesty initiative .

Ahmed Ali Rashid Al Zayoudi, the Emirati sponsor of the Ethiopian maid who absconded six years ago, was honoured by the General Directorate of Residency and Foreign Affairs - Fujairah (GDRFA) for handing over her passport and helping to rectifying her situation.
"This proves that citizens are interacting with the amnesty initiative and extending their hand to support the authorities in achieving its goals," said Brig Ahmed Ali Al Sagiri, acting executive director of the GDRFA-Fujairah.
While there is a heavy turnout of amnesty-seekers at Fujairah, majority of them had come to inquire about their passports after they fled from their sponsors, he noted.
"Cooperation from the Emirati sponsors is vital to make the amnesty initiative a success. It will require them to hand over the documents of absconding workers under their sponsorship. Many workers are scared to approach their employers, so the sponsors must come forward to hand over the passports," said Brig Al Sagiri.
In a unique case, a team from the GDRFA-Fujairah completed the formalities of an 80-year-old Asian woman at a hospital bed in the emirate. She had been violating the residency laws since 2005. The authorities were contacted by her relatives back home.
"The GDRFA-Fujairah is ready to provide the amnesty-seekers the best of services and reach out to them if their circumstances do not allow them to come to us. Humanitarian circumstances will be given priority, said Brig Al Sagiri.
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