A UAE-wide awareness campaign launched on Tuesday will help explain violations related to tourist, work and job-seeker visas. It will talk about the importance of expats and tourists correcting their visa status when the one they entered the country on expires. This involves either obtaining a new visa or leaving the country.
The campaign will also highlight the provisions of the UAE’s new Labour Law, which came into effect last year.
The campaign will feature a “diverse range of media activities, presented to target audiences in four languages: Arabic, English, Urdu and Swahili”.
The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MoHRE) and the Federal Authority for Identity, Citizenship, Customs and Port Security (ICP) launched the campaign, which began on 10 October and will run for three months. In addition to the free zones, various government agencies are also taking part.
“The campaign aims to familiarise people with the main provisions of the laws governing the entry and stay of foreign nationals in the UAE, as well as the regulations governing labour relations (the Labour Law) and the procedures and penalties for violators,” said Khalil Al Khoori, Undersecretary of Human Resources at MoHRE. “This is to encourage the target groups to comply with the laws to ensure the rights of both parties in the employment relationship.”
Major General Suhail Al Khaili, Director General of the ICP, said the campaign would highlight the legal action taken against violators.
