Confusion over rules for NOC requirement

By Wafa Issa, Staff ReporterPublished: December 02, 2007, 01:07

Dubai: Ambiguity prevails on the rules for issuing the No Objection Certificate (NOC) when changing sponsors, say public relations officers.

It seems that there is a new rule at the Ministry of Labour everyday and no clear mechanism is in place on how to implement it, said Eyad Nassif, Public Relations Officer (PRO) at Fujairah National Construction.

"We as PROs are lost when it comes to these new decisions, especially with regard to the NOC rule as there is a lot of confusion on what is required. There should be a reference point at the ministry that provides us with the necessary information but it is simply not there," said Nassif.

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