|  | UAE, Indonesia sign MoU on labour recruitmentDec 27, 2007 - 06:17 - WAM WAM Abu Dhabi, Dec. 27th, 2007(WAM)-- UAE and Indonesia have recently signed at Indonesian capital, Jakarta, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), whereby Indonesia will provide labour in fields of health, tourism, hospitality and construction sector to the UAE.
The MoU was signed in the Indonesian capital Jakarta, between UAE Minister of Labour Dr. Abdullah Al Ka'abi and Indonesian Manpower and Transmigration Minister Erman Suprano.
The MoU aims at providing regulations for recruitment and placement of the Indonesian manpower to the UAE labour market. Moreover, it is part of the UAE's efforts to balance and streamline the UAE labour market, according to a press release issued by the Indonesian embassy here.
Al Ka'abi said that the UAE has offered Indonesia job opportunities in the health, tourism, hospitality and construction sectors, adding that "the UAE government would be happy for Indonesian workers to fill all the positions on offer." He called on the Indonesian labour suppliers to provide capable manpower in the required fields.
Al Ka'abi expressed his appreciation on the joint commitment made by the two countries and the need to be more selective in recruiting foreign workers.
He noted that the remuneration system is based on market demands and job competence. The more skilled the workers are, the more they will be paid.
Meanwhile, Suprano stated that his ministry is providing better training centres to meet the competence level of Indonesian workers to the UAE labour market.
Both UAE and Indonesia will establish a joint working group to follow up and discuss the technical matters of the MoU. However, one of the articles in the MoU stated that UAE and Indonesia agreed that the recruitment and placement of Indonesian domestic workers to the UAE is governed by separate and special arrangements outside the mandate of the UAE Ministry of Labour, but under the mandate of the concerned department of the UAE Ministry of Interior.
Led by Al Ka'abi, the UAE delegation visited CEVEST Vocational Training Centre in Bekasi, which is under the supervision of the Indonesian ministry of manpower and transmigration.
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