UN lauds UAE for labour reforms

ABU DHABI - The UN has lauded the efforts of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for improving the conditions of its migrant workers engaged in various sectors, WAM news agency reported Thursday.

The global organisation hoped other countries in the region would follow the UAE example.

Peter Sutherland, special representative of the UN secretary general, in a letter to UAE Foreign Affairs Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, said the UAE played an important role at the conference on migration issues that began in Athens Wednesday.

“It is very important for the UAE to have such a successful and active participation, when governments are uniting their efforts to raise the level of dialogue on migration issues and their impact on development,” he added.

He said such a dialogue is beneficial for labour exporting and importing countries, as well as for migrant workers.