All resources: United Arab Emirates

Leaflet

Project Brief: The FAIRWAY programme phase 2

The FAIRWAY Programme Phase II is a four-year interregional development cooperation initiative, supported by SDC, that aims to improve conditions for migrant workers by strengthening labour migration governance in the labour migration corridor...

Introducing STREAM: Advancing Social Protection for Migrant Workers in the South Asia–Gulf Corridor

Policy Brief

Facilitating transition between social assistance and social insurance in the Arab Region: Conceptual framework and review of global good...

The Arab Region faces dual challenges: high labour informality (51%) and low social protection coverage (30–36%), exacerbating vulnerabilities. This study explores policy mechanisms to integrate social assistance and insurance systems, addressing...

Facilitating transition between social assistance and social insurance

Conceptual framework and review of global good practices for countries in the Arab Region

ILO discusses maternity benefits and implications for labour markets in the Arab Gulf countries

Oman hosts workshop to review maternity protection policies and explore improvement opportunities in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries.

Partnership

ILO and GCC join forces to advance decent work and sustainable development in the Gulf States

The ILO and Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC) launched a 2025-2029 plan to tackle labour challenges in the Gulf, focusing on fair wages, gender equality, green jobs, and protections, supporting sustainable development and...

United Arab Emirates - Country baseline under the ILO Declaration Annual Review (2023) - P029

Regional Report

Assessment of Labour Migration Statistics in the Arab States

This Assessment of Labour Migration Statistics in the Arab States: Regional Report takes stock of existing data sources on labour migration and migrant workers in the Arab region, drawing on individual country profiles. The report aims to evaluate...

United Arab Emirates: Regulatory framework governing migrant workers

The country briefs map the key legal provisions dealing with migrant workers in eight Arab countries, summarizing the legal rules about who pays for recruitment, whether passport confiscation is prohibited by law, minimum working conditions...

The UAE introduces voluntary pensions to replace end-of-service indemnities, joining an increasing trend of reforms across the GCC countries

The new scheme has been announced with the intention to increase attractiveness and flexibility of labour markets while consolidating the protection and wellbeing of workers.

United Arab Emirates: Regulatory framework governing migrant workers

The country briefs map the key legal provisions dealing with migrant workers in eight Arab countries, summarizing the legal rules about who pays for recruitment, whether passport confiscation is prohibited by law, minimum working conditions...

ILO Launches Flagship Study on Extending Social Protection to Migrant Workers in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Countries

COP28: Focus on labour migration and climate change

Access to social protection for Nepalese migrant workers in countries of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC)

Social protection for migrant workers in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries: A regional mapping of provisions on paper and in practice

Access to social protection for Nepalese migrant workers in countries of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC).

Social protection coverage for national and migrant workers in the formal private sector in the GCC countries.

The infographic charts the systems of social protection available for workers in the private sector in each country of the GCC.

A returnee raised her income and improved her skills

Migrant workers who lack proper information usually end up extending their stay, despite their visas having expired, putting them in danger of being classified as irregular/undocumented migrants. Migrants are even more vulnerable in such situations...

Review of National Social Protection Legislation and Legal Frameworks for Migrant Workers in the Gulf Countries

Extending social protection to migrant workers in the Gulf Countries

Reforming end-of-service indemnity for migrant workers in Member States of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC)

Policy options for the progressive realization of international social security standards