UAE and India are all set to come closer by increasing cooperation in the field of manpower recruitment. The UAE Ministry of Labour and the government will sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Indian government so that recruitment procedures for skilled and unskilled workers from the South Asian country become more transparent and relevant.
Indian Ambassador to the UAE MK Lokesh said that discussions between UAE and India are already on. Minister of Labour Saqr Ghobash Saeed Ghobash is scheduled to visit India today for working out final draft of strengthening labour recruitments in the UAE and safeguarding their rights.
The four-day visit of the UAE minister will be from September 13-16, would result in an MoU in New Delhi for strengthening workers' welfare. The new system will provide web-based attestation for workers from India making it easy to validate contracts of employees. The move will offer better transparency and accountability for all stakeholders involved in the recruitment cycle.
The UAE minister will also meet N. Kiran Kumar Reddy and and Oommen Chandy, Chief Ministers of Andhra Pradesh and Kerala, respectively during his four days stay in India.
