Dubai : Revised labour law released

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Human Rights Watch released a 15-page report yesterday providing a list of recommendations to the revised labour law released by the UAE Labour Ministry last month. While Human Rights Watch, an international non-governmental organisation, welcomed the ministry’s initiative to put a draft of the revised laws on the Internet inviting public comment, it also claimed that the proposed labour law falls short of the international standards for workers’ rights.

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CCI offers opportunities to become an Engineer while being in employment

Colombo, 19 March, (Asiantribune.com):

The shortage of suitably qualified technical personnel for middle level management grades is an acute problem in the construction industry and at the same time young school leavers are reluctant to join the industry due to lack of opportunities in the industry to progress in their chosen career.

To find a solution to this twin problem, Chamber of Construction Industry Sri Lanka (CCI) in association with Skills International Private Ltd who are the City & Guilds implementing partner, who has now designed an Industry Based Training program to prepare students for internationally recognized City & Guilds qualifications, said CCI’s Chief Executive Officer Dakshitha Talgodapitiya.

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Ethihad Airlines has vacancies for various positions

Etihad Airways is the National Airline of the United Arab Emirates. Fast becoming one of the most elite international airlines, with destinations in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, North America and Asia, Etihad is managed by an extensive team of airline professionals with many years' experience gained from leading carriers around the world and drawn from over 94 nationalities. We welcome you to explore the current opportunities with Etihad and encourage you to apply for those that you feel to be a good match for your skills and experience.


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Halliburton plans to hire 13,000 workers amid move to Dubai

Dubai: Oil services firm Halliburton plans to hire more than 13,000 new workers this year in the US and elsewhere as it splits its headquarters between Houston and Dubai, an executive said in a memo obtained by the Associated Press.

Halliburton's announcement this week that its chief executive, Dave Lesar, would lead the company from a new headquarters in Dubai raised an outcry among some in the US.
Some Congressional Democrats raised fears the move would mean job cuts in the US and suspicions that Halliburton was trying to avoid paying US taxes. The firm says it will remain incorporated in Delaware and the move won't affect its tax burden.

In a memo to US employees on Tuesday, chief operating officer Andy Lane said Halliburton was girding for an expansion and hiring binge that would increase its workforce by nearly 30 per cent this year.

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Closed firms’ workers have three months to find new job

ABU DHABI — Workers of firms that have closed down have the right to search for an alternative sponsor within three months, from the date of the cancellation of the company license, according to Hatem Al Genebi, Director of the Disputes Department at the Ministry of Labour (MoL).

He told Khaleej Times, yesterday, that Dr Ali bin Abdullah Al Kaabi, Minister for Labour, has recently announced a ministerial decision that will give workers of closed firms, and who may not have completed a year in the country, the right to transfer to another sponsor within three months

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