Workers to be banned if they lose labour cases

Workers who lose cases in labour courts will be banned from working in the country for a year, the Ministry of Labour said last night.

In a statement published on the ministry’s website, Saif al Suwaidi, the acting director of labour affairs, said the move was an attempt to cut the number of malicious cases filed.

He said sacked labourers were taking advantage of the rule that currently allows them a temporary work permit while a labour dispute is pending.