THE Indian government has fixed Dhs1,100 as the revised minimum wages for housemaids recruited to the UAE.
In a slew of new conditions to govern recruitment of Foreign Household Service Workers, the official description for Indian housemaids employed overseas, the Embassy of India in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday announced that individuals recruiting them would have to earn a monthly salary of at least Dhs10,000.
The earlier minimum wage level recommended by the Indian government was Dhs600-650. However there were several cases of non-compliance of this requirement.
As reported by The Gulf Today on Monday, all individuals recruiting housemaids from India must furnish a bank guarantee of $2,500 (rounded off to Dhs9,200). The full amount will be reimbursed at the time of termination of the contract by mutual consent.
However, as reported earlier, the $2,500 security deposit is not required in recruitments made by agencies registered with the Government of India.
Among the conditions laid down by the Indian government is that anyone intending to recruit a housemaid must approach the nearest Indian mission accompanied by an Indian national of good standing who would personally guarantee the character and the social standing of the prospective employer.
India has long since banned recruitment of women below 30 years of age as housemaids. As reported earlier, all Indian housemaids recruited henceforth must also be provided with an active mobile phone on their arrival in the UAE.
Within two weeks of her arrival, she along with her employer must visit the Indian mission where her files are registered. The mission officials will then note down her mobile phone number and residential address for any further communication or welfare check.
While the new norms have come into effect, they also cover those cases in which the papers were processed but the recruits are yet to leave India.
The decision to hike the minimum wages follows the rising cost of living and spiraling inflation in the country.
The new security and verification measures are expected to safeguard the welfare of the recruits, who often face abuses at the hands of their employers with several cases of unpaid wages reported every year.
India was among the first labour-origin countries to tighten recruitment of its nationals in the housemaid category. While Pakistan and Bangladesh do not allow their women to be employed as housemaids, Philippines has of late been strict with handling cases of abuses against its nationals employed as domestic helps.
While the bank guarantee is expected to fix responsibility on individual employers in case of any abuse, their being vouched for by an Indian expatriate is seen as a move to be doubly sure about the employer's character. Source
In a slew of new conditions to govern recruitment of Foreign Household Service Workers, the official description for Indian housemaids employed overseas, the Embassy of India in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday announced that individuals recruiting them would have to earn a monthly salary of at least Dhs10,000.
The earlier minimum wage level recommended by the Indian government was Dhs600-650. However there were several cases of non-compliance of this requirement.
As reported by The Gulf Today on Monday, all individuals recruiting housemaids from India must furnish a bank guarantee of $2,500 (rounded off to Dhs9,200). The full amount will be reimbursed at the time of termination of the contract by mutual consent.
However, as reported earlier, the $2,500 security deposit is not required in recruitments made by agencies registered with the Government of India.
Among the conditions laid down by the Indian government is that anyone intending to recruit a housemaid must approach the nearest Indian mission accompanied by an Indian national of good standing who would personally guarantee the character and the social standing of the prospective employer.
India has long since banned recruitment of women below 30 years of age as housemaids. As reported earlier, all Indian housemaids recruited henceforth must also be provided with an active mobile phone on their arrival in the UAE.
Within two weeks of her arrival, she along with her employer must visit the Indian mission where her files are registered. The mission officials will then note down her mobile phone number and residential address for any further communication or welfare check.
While the new norms have come into effect, they also cover those cases in which the papers were processed but the recruits are yet to leave India.
The decision to hike the minimum wages follows the rising cost of living and spiraling inflation in the country.
The new security and verification measures are expected to safeguard the welfare of the recruits, who often face abuses at the hands of their employers with several cases of unpaid wages reported every year.
India was among the first labour-origin countries to tighten recruitment of its nationals in the housemaid category. While Pakistan and Bangladesh do not allow their women to be employed as housemaids, Philippines has of late been strict with handling cases of abuses against its nationals employed as domestic helps.
While the bank guarantee is expected to fix responsibility on individual employers in case of any abuse, their being vouched for by an Indian expatriate is seen as a move to be doubly sure about the employer's character. Source
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