Saturday, July 22, 2006

Dubai : No more ban stamps in expats passports

By Abbas Al Lawati and Wafa Issa, Gulf News Staff Reporters

Dubai: Passports of expatriates barred by the Ministry of Labour from working in the UAE will no longer get a ban stamp, a circular issued by the ministry said. According to the circular issued on July 17, expatriates sanctioned with a one- year work ban will only be registered in the ministry's database.

An official at the Labour Relations Department said that having the ban stamped on one's passport was deemed "uncivilised."

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