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The Ministry of Labour has recently rejected several applications by employers for new work visas for women in line with existing laws which ban the employment of females at insecure job sites.
The Ministry told employers at companies located at an industrial zone in Dubai that it would not grant work permits for women because of the “unsafe and insecure work environment at that site,” Alkhaleej daily said.
“The Ministry of Labour stressed that it would not give any exceptions in this respect…it said its decision followed field visits by its inspectors to those sites,” the Sharjah-based Arabic language daily said.
“The Ministry affirmed its commitment to laws which ban the employment of women at certain work sites to ensure their safety.”
The report said the Ministry also made clear women can not work at night at most sites except in emergency cases and in medical and related jobs.
The paper noted that UAE labour laws prohibit the employment of women at mines and other underground work sites as well as fireworks factories, welding workshops and other dangerous fields.
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