FISHING LICENSES IN DUBAI FOR RESIDENTS ONLY

 Individuals who want to go fishing must obtain a license from the municipality for recreational fishing — whether it is along the coastline or in leisure boats.

Expatriates who wish to go for recreational fishing in Dubai must be residing in Dubai.

"A fishing license is a requirement for individuals prior to conducting [any] fishing activity. The fishing license will be given only to those who have their residency visa issued in Dubai and are living in Dubai," no fishing license would be issued to those who have their visas issued from another emirate and are living in another emirate. Even if the residency visa is issued in Dubai no fishing license will be given if the person is living in another emirate.

Equal conditions

The same law is followed across other emirates, adding that Emiratis who have their passports issued from Dubai can fish in Dubai.

"If people have their residency visa issued from another emirate they must be living in Dubai to be given fishing license from Dubai. They must prove to us that they are living in Dubai, those who caught fishing without a license will be fined.

Fishing is only allowed in specific areas as authorized by Dubai Municipality. "This is to ensure the management of fishing operation and strict implementation of the Federal Law No. 23 of 1999 on the Exploitation, Protection and Development of Aquatic Resources in UAE and the Federal Law No. 24 of 1999 for the Protection and Development of Environment."


Courtesy "Gulf News"

UAE MINISTRY OF LABOUR ANNOUNCED MINIMUM WAGE LIMIT FOR DIFFERENT PROFESSIONAL LEVELS.

Among the other newly introduced changes, the UAE’s ministry of labor announced the introduction of minimum wages for its professional workforce. 

At least 20 percent of the total manpower should be of professional levels (1-2-3), the UAE’s labor ministry said on its website, however it did not detail the professional criteria of the three levels, but it fixed minimum wages for each. 

According to new labour laws, employees under skilled class level 1 those with a bachelors degree should earn a minimum of $3,333 (12,000.00 AED) per month. Diploma holders who come under skilled class level 2 should earn not less than $1,944 (7000.00 AED) and workers who have passed high school should be paid a minimum salary of $1,388 (5000.00AED).

"Our ethical and legal mandate requires us to strive to explore and roll out mechanisms that embody the sincere commitment of the political leadership to put in place a safe and stable environment and to protect rights of all categories in the community," said the minister of labor, Saqr Gobash Saeed Gobash.

Emiratization & fines

The ministry also stipulated a new Emiratization condition, where 15 percent of the total number of the staff in the three professional levels should be Emiratis. 

Also, companies are now categorized into three groups, and can be downgraded and made to pay the ministry’s newly introduced penalty and black-point system against offenders if they violated rules.

“So far as the third group is concerned, the resolution indicated that a firm on the second group which accumulates 100 black points will be downgraded to the newly introduced third group,” the ministry's website said.

"The newly introduced third group will include companies that are convicted by courts for recruiting infiltrators, committing human trafficking or bogus Emiratization and providing wrong information to the Wage Protection System with the aim of evading the system," it added.

Also, restoring the company’s former category is only possible after one year from the date of the downgrading and only after the violation is corrected.

courtesy " Al Arabiya"