What to check, what to prepare and what to expect on this route. Every official name and link below comes from a government or ILO page we read; we say plainly where there is none.
Ministry of External Affairs: Protector General of Emigrants (eMigrate)
Anyone recruiting Indian citizens for jobs abroad must be registered with the Protector General of Emigrants under the Emigration Act, 1983.
How to check: Search the recruiting agent on the eMigrate portal ("List of active RA") before you pay anything. The MEA states the list is updated daily.
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Every candidate completes the same intake checklist. Your source country adds its own clearances on top. The destination side (visa type, medical, attestation) depends on the employer and your role, and your specialist confirms what currently applies.
Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MOHRE)
Check your job offer and contract on MOHRE before you travel, and file a labour complaint free of charge if your rights are breached.
Labour claims line 80084
Last checked 29 September 2026. Links go to official sites we do not control; treat each site as the authority, not this page.
What the government and the ILO publish, in plain words. Laws change: your contract and the official page always win over this summary.
An employer may not hold your passport. The UAE government portal lists confiscation of identification documents as prohibited.
UAE Government Portal: Protection of workers' rightsRecruitment fees charged to the worker are illegal, and the employer pays recruitment costs, travel and the residency permit.
UAE Government Portal: Protection of workers' rightsThe ILO factsheet adds that an employer cannot collect recruitment and employment costs from the worker directly or indirectly (Labour Law, article 6).
ILO factsheet: United Arab Emirates, regulatory framework governing migrant workers (updated December 2023)Wages are protected by the Wages Protection System, and court fees are waived for labour claims under AED 100,000.
UAE Government Portal: Protection of workers' rightsEmployers must pay through the Wage Protection System at least once a month, or on the dates set in the contract if pay is more frequent.
ILO factsheet: United Arab Emirates, regulatory framework governing migrant workers (updated December 2023)The factsheet notes that UAE law does not currently set a minimum wage; one is to be introduced by Cabinet decision.
ILO factsheet: United Arab Emirates, regulatory framework governing migrant workers (updated December 2023)The working day is eight hours and the week 48 hours, reduced by two hours a day in Ramadan. A worker is entitled to a break after five consecutive hours.
ILO factsheet: United Arab Emirates, regulatory framework governing migrant workers (updated December 2023)There is one weekly rest day. Working on it earns a rest day in lieu or pay at 150 per cent of basic wage.
ILO factsheet: United Arab Emirates, regulatory framework governing migrant workers (updated December 2023)Overtime is limited to two hours a day and paid at least 25 per cent extra between 4 a.m. and 10 p.m., and at least 50 per cent extra between 10 p.m. and 4 a.m.
ILO factsheet: United Arab Emirates, regulatory framework governing migrant workers (updated December 2023)Annual leave is 30 days after a year of service, or two days for each month if you have worked more than six months but under a year. Sick leave can total 90 days a year: the first 15 at full pay, the next 30 at half pay, the last 45 unpaid.
ILO factsheet: United Arab Emirates, regulatory framework governing migrant workers (updated December 2023)Outdoor work is banned for construction and industrial workers between 12.30 p.m. and 3 p.m. from 15 June to 15 September.
ILO factsheet: United Arab Emirates, regulatory framework governing migrant workers (updated December 2023)A worker may leave a job without the employer's permission, and needs no employer permission to leave the country.
UAE Government Portal: Protection of workers' rightsThe free Labour Claims call centre is 80084. Complaint platforms also exist for private-sector, domestic and free-zone workers.
UAE Government Portal: Protection of workers' rightsFederal Decree-Law 33 of 2021 on private-sector labour relations took effect on 2 February 2022.
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Checked against the linked pages on 2026-09-30. This is general information, not legal advice.
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Ministry of External Affairs: Protector General of Emigrants (eMigrate). Search the recruiting agent on the eMigrate portal ("List of active RA") before you pay anything. The MEA states the list is updated daily.
Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MOHRE). Check your job offer and contract on MOHRE before you travel, and file a labour complaint free of charge if your rights are breached.
Every candidate completes the same intake checklist: Passport (First Page), Passport (Last Page), Photograph, CV, Education Certificate, Health Declaration, Consent. India adds: ECR/ECNR status confirmation. The destination side (visa type, medical, attestation) depends on the employer and your role, and your specialist confirms what currently applies.
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