Workers' wages recovered through Dubai Police intervention

An ardent initiative to ensure that workers in Dubai are paid their wages without default, has yielded good results as more than Dh86 million in unpaid wages was recovered by the Dubai police during the last year.

The initiative, inspired by the Hadith of the Last Prophet Mohammed (PBUH) who said: "Pay the worker his dues before the sweat on his forehead dries up", has benefited thousands of workers in the emirate, according to the Police.

Commander General of the Dubai Police Lt.General Dhahi Khalfan Tamim said that the labour disputes are considered by the Dubai Police as cases of security priority.

"They are also the cases of humanitarian importance taught by pristine Islamic culture which makes it mandatory to do justice to the workers", added Lt.General Tamim.

The initiative of the Dubai Police was assigned to the Temporary Workers Welfare Monitoring Department, which is affiliated to the Centre for Monitoring Human Trafficking Crimes.

During last year the rate of labour dispute cases that led to the stoppage of work showed a steady decline by nearly 40 per cent.

The major part of these cases were related to unpaid wages, while the claims for salary increments ranked second. Disputes over calculation of over-time wages also were among the reasons for stoppage of works, figures showed.

Arbitrary measures by employers, bad treatment, salary deduction, visa cancellation and similar acts also resulted in work stoppages; the Police said.

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