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UAE employers hiring over 50 people required to provide free lodging to low-income laborers

Xinhua, July 18, 2016 Adjust font size:

United Arab Emirates (UAE) employers hiring more than 50 people will soon be required to provide free lodging to labors earning less than 2,000 dirham (545 U.S. dollars) a month, state news agency WAM reported on Monday.

The policy, which was made following "recent studies related to the labor market," will be enforced as of December, WAM said, quoting Minister of Human Resources and Emiratisation Saqr Ghobash.

The decree also set out requirements for the accommodations, which are subject to inspections.

Violators will face legal actions, Ghobash said.

The UAE, with a population of 10.5 million inhabitants, depends heavily on foreign workers, especially in the construction sector. Endit