New UAE rules crack down on human trafficking, fake Emiratisation by business centres

UAE has mandated that business centres pre-screen their employees before granting them user access to Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (Mohre) systems.

These business centres refer to private-sector institutions that provide support to establishments and individuals looking to avail of the Ministry’s services.

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The centres must maintain the privacy of customer data and documents. The new resolution also states that legal sanctions and administrative penalties will be applied against any business centre proved to have committed violations.

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These violations include:

• Operating outside the authorised scope of activity for which the centre is licensed

• Absence of an established and genuine employment relationship with workers registered under the centre

• Human trafficking crimes

• Employing or recruiting a worker without obtaining a work permit for them

• Failure to employ a worker for whom a work permit has been issued

• Allowing an employee to work for other employers without meeting the necessary conditions and adjusting their status accordingly

• Providing incorrect data, documents, or information to Mohre

• Engaging in ‘Fake Emiratisation’ schemes.

If business centre employees exploit or misuse the authorisation granted to them to access the Ministry’s systems, they may be referred for legal action to the judiciary.

Poojaraj Maniyeri

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Poojaraj Maniyeri is a Digital Journalist who loves turning everyday conversations into news stories. She is also a typical bookworm, and brings a novel with her everywhere she goes.