
UAE Employers: Report Missing Domestic Workers Within 5 Days
MoHRE warns UAE employers to report domestic worker absconding within five days to avoid fines and legal complications.
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UAE labour law, wage protection, employer obligations, hiring and recruitment for expat workers.

MoHRE warns UAE employers to report domestic worker absconding within five days to avoid fines and legal complications.

Bahrain maintains fixed work permit fees for expats after rejecting a proposal to link costs to employee salaries.

Kuwait restricts work permit renewals to one year for expatriates aged 60+ without university degrees, impacting over 83,000 workers.

Bahrain's LMRA introduces new rules allowing expats to take temporary second jobs for up to 90 days without transferring work permits.

Oman introduces strict new regulations for recruitment agencies to protect expat workers, including a ban on worker recruitment fees.

Six workers from Rajasthan are trapped in Dubai, facing 16-hour shifts, seized passports, and extortion by a recruitment racket.

Indian workers from Rajasthan face 16-hour shifts and seized passports after a recruitment scam in Dubai leaves them without wages or proper food.

Bahrain's LMRA introduces new rules allowing expats to work for a second employer for up to three months under specific conditions.

New data reveals a sharp contraction in Filipino and Nepali labour deployments to the Gulf, with significant drops in the UAE and Saudi Arabia.

Bahrain's LMRA introduces new rules allowing expats to work for different employers for up to three months under specific conditions.

Oman's Ministry of Labour reports over 11,000 labour law violations and 2,944 expulsions during the first half of 2026.

MEA Secretary Sripriya Ranganathan meets workers and agencies in Dubai to address migration, contract integrity, and worker grievances.