Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
04ABUDHABI1985
2004-06-16 11:25:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Abu Dhabi
Cable title:
LABOR UNIONS
how-tonull Diana T Fritz 02/06/2007 05:37:32 PM From DB/Inbox: Search Results Cable Text: UNCLASSIFIED SIPDIS TELEGRAM June 16, 2004 To: No Action Addressee Action: Unknown From: AMEMBASSY ABU DHABI (ABU DHABI 1985 - ROUTINE) TAGS: ELAB, PHUM, PGOV, PREL, SOCI, CVIS Captions: None Subject: LABOR UNIONS Ref: None _________________________________________________________________ UNCLAS ABU DHABI 01985 SIPDIS CXABU: ACTION: POL INFO: RSO AMB DCM P/M ECON DISSEMINATION: POL CHARGE: PROG APPROVED: DCM:RALBRIGHT DRAFTED: ECON:HALGHAZOU CLEARED: ECON:OJOHN POL:JMAYBURY VZCZCADI306 RR RUEHC RUEHDE RUCPDOC RUEHC RUEHZM DE RUEHAD #1985 1681125 ZNR UUUUU ZZH R 161125Z JUN 04 FM AMEMBASSY ABU DHABI TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 4747 INFO RUEHDE/AMCONSUL DUBAI 4070 RUCPDOC/USDOC WASHDC RUEHC/DEPT OF LABOR WASHDC RUEHZM/GULF COOPERATION COUNCIL COLLECTIVE
UNCLAS ABU DHABI 001985
SIPDIS
STATE FOR NEA/ARP, NEA/RA, DRL AND EB/CBA
STATE PASS OPIC/OPIC INTERNATIONAL POLICY DEPARTMENT FOR
VIRGINIA GREEN AND CONSTANCE SHINN
STATE PASS USTR JASON BUNTIN
USDOC FOR ITA/MAC
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ELAB PHUM PGOV PREL SOCI CVIS GTIP TC
SUBJECT: LABOR UNIONS
UNCLAS ABU DHABI 001985
SIPDIS
STATE FOR NEA/ARP, NEA/RA, DRL AND EB/CBA
STATE PASS OPIC/OPIC INTERNATIONAL POLICY DEPARTMENT FOR
VIRGINIA GREEN AND CONSTANCE SHINN
STATE PASS USTR JASON BUNTIN
USDOC FOR ITA/MAC
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ELAB PHUM PGOV PREL SOCI CVIS GTIP TC
SUBJECT: LABOR UNIONS
1. UAE Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Mattar Humaid Al-
Tayer has confirmed that the Cabinet of Ministers will
approve a new law this year allowing workers to join labor
unions. Al-Tayer, speaking at the 92nd Session of the
International Labor Organization in Geneva, said the draft
law is in its final stages. He said a law allowing labor
unions would put the UAE on par with other GCC states and
keep pace with international developments in labor
relations. A draft law has been in the pipeline for years.
Trade unions would be limited to UAE citizens, Al-Tayer
said. Expatriate workers would be represented through
special committees. The local press reported Al-Tayer's
remarks on June 11 and 12.
2. Comment: The UAE has made a number of strides in
improving the conditions of labor in this country. A new
labor law that permits the right of association and
collective bargaining is a key missing piece. The UAEG has
made it clear in its discussions with us that they have
concerns about their large foreign work force and how to
balance labor rights with the UAE's national security
concerns. They have always stated that the large population
of foreign workers would have some type of representation,
but this is the highest-level public statement on UAEG
thinking about how it might work. End Comment
WAHBA
SIPDIS
STATE FOR NEA/ARP, NEA/RA, DRL AND EB/CBA
STATE PASS OPIC/OPIC INTERNATIONAL POLICY DEPARTMENT FOR
VIRGINIA GREEN AND CONSTANCE SHINN
STATE PASS USTR JASON BUNTIN
USDOC FOR ITA/MAC
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ELAB PHUM PGOV PREL SOCI CVIS GTIP TC
SUBJECT: LABOR UNIONS
1. UAE Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Mattar Humaid Al-
Tayer has confirmed that the Cabinet of Ministers will
approve a new law this year allowing workers to join labor
unions. Al-Tayer, speaking at the 92nd Session of the
International Labor Organization in Geneva, said the draft
law is in its final stages. He said a law allowing labor
unions would put the UAE on par with other GCC states and
keep pace with international developments in labor
relations. A draft law has been in the pipeline for years.
Trade unions would be limited to UAE citizens, Al-Tayer
said. Expatriate workers would be represented through
special committees. The local press reported Al-Tayer's
remarks on June 11 and 12.
2. Comment: The UAE has made a number of strides in
improving the conditions of labor in this country. A new
labor law that permits the right of association and
collective bargaining is a key missing piece. The UAEG has
made it clear in its discussions with us that they have
concerns about their large foreign work force and how to
balance labor rights with the UAE's national security
concerns. They have always stated that the large population
of foreign workers would have some type of representation,
but this is the highest-level public statement on UAEG
thinking about how it might work. End Comment
WAHBA