UAE: Dubai relaxes visa regulations, UAE makes labor laws more competitive

In the latest move to improve United Arab Emirates‘Economic competitiveness, Dubai Five years of multiple entry was announced on Tuesday visa Facilitate business travel for foreign employees of companies headquartered in the Emirates.

this UAEThe federation of seven emirates also announced a new private sector labor law this week, which will take effect in February.

this bay The state recently initiated a series of economic and legal reforms, including long-term residence visas, to attract investment and foreigners to help the economy recover from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.These changes also occur at a time when economic competition with neighboring Gulf countries is becoming increasingly fierce. Saudi Arabia Become the trade and commercial center of the region.

The crown prince of Dubai, the business and tourism center of the region, stated that the five-year multiple-entry visa will help employees of Dubai companies to easily enter and exit the emirate to meet conference and other business needs.

At the federal level, the new labor law announced on Monday aims to create an effective labor market, attract talent, empower women, and improve the comparative capabilities of UAE citizens in the foreign-worker-led private sector. Human Resources and UAE Minister Abdulrahman al-Ah Val said.

A statement from the ministry stated that one of the regulations prohibits employers from seizing employees’ passports and forcing them to leave the country at the end of the employment contract.

For many years, human rights organizations have criticized the UAE and other Gulf countries because employers have control over workers, especially the common practice of detaining the passports of domestic workers and other low-paid workers.

The statement said that the law also prohibits discrimination in the workplace based on factors such as race, gender and religion.