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UAE strictly committed to international labour standards: Al Ka'abi
posted on 08/06/2005
 The United Arab Emirates is keen to fulfil its international obligations in all fields, in particular, the international labour standards, said Dr. Ali bin Abdullah Al Ka'abi, Minister of Labour and Social Affairs.
"The UAE leadership encourages concerned authorities to always make sure that all country's Arab and international obligations are timely fulfilled," Dr. Al Ka'abi, who is currently in Geneva to participate in the annual conference of the International Labour Organisation (ILO), said.
He added that the UAE has ratified six international conventions pertinent to fundamental principles and rights at work, on which ILO's declaration for 1998 was made and which include minimum age for labourers, abolition of child labour, elimination of forced and compulsory labour, equal pay to men and women for similar job and elimination of discrimination in the workplace.
"Since joining the ILO, the UAE has demonstrated full cooperation, transparency and clarity. The ILO's reports on country's commitment to provide accurate information and statistics on the state of labour affairs is a testimony to its serious efforts," Al Ka'abi added. He underlined the UAE's vast experience as a country which attracts labour from all over the world.
"The UAE has built up a vast experience in dealing with the problems of foreign labour with different cultures, ethnicities and traditions. It is natural that hosting millions of foreign labours, we face some problems, but we do not hide them or try to cover any illegal practices." "The UAE," Al Ka'abi went on "has submitted a detailed report to the ILO on the problems arising from children participation in camel races and the huge efforts and actions made by the authorities to curb these problems once and for all." He revealed that the report also carried UAE's reply to allegations of human trafficking and women trafficking for sexual abuses.
According to Al Ka'abi, the report is supported by statistics on the number of children who had been repatriated, the number of cases at the court of law and verdict on each case, as well as an update of the country's efforts to rehabilitate the children used as camel jockeys.
The UAE has recently signed an agreement with the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), under which, it pledged Dh10 million for the rehabilitation of the children.
Al Ka'abi reaffirmed the country's keenness to intensify efforts aimed at combating any violation of human rights or any practices or behaviours that run contravention with international labour standards ratified by the country. He added that current legislations, regulations and procedure and relating to such issues and mechanism for their enforcement were under continuous scrutiny. (The Emirates News Agency, WAM)
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