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Legal Seminars Offered to OFWs in UAE
Feb 19, 2014
"The only way to be safe while working abroad is to know what is RIGHT from what is NOT."
With this in mind, you, our mighty OFW, can never go wrong while you spend your time working all day to earn for a living overseas. But how does one know what is right and what is wrong when he or she is "foreign to a foreign land"?
Most of the time, Filipinos who wish to work abroad rely on word of mouth as to what to expect, what to know and what to not do when planning to work, or already working in another country. But this does not always work; something that is properly conducted is most helpful, such as a seminar.
Volunteer lawyers from the Gulf Law Firm in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have joint forces to deliver a series of seminars for Filipinos working in the seven emirates (ABU DHABI, DUBAI, SHARJAH, AJMAN, UMM AL QAIWAIN, RAS AL KHAIMAH, FUJAIRAH). about their rights as foreign workers and obligations as foreign nationals in UAE.
In Al Qusais, the Gulf Law will conduct seminars on the following schedules:
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Topic
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Date
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Time
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Coverage
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Employment Laws in the UAE
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March 14 (Friday)
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2:30 to 4:30pm
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discussion about limited and unlimited contracts, offer letters, probationary period, labour case, absconding, employment benefits, wage protection system, gratuity pay, resignation and termination, and labour ban.
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Visa and Immigration Rules
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May 2 (Friday)
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2:30 to 4:30pm
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discussion about the types of visa, entry permit, free zone visa, change status, immigration penalties, extension, sponsoring families, immigration ban, visa renewal and cancellation, and travel documents.
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Marriage and Family Laws
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June 20 (Friday)
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2:30 to 4:30pm
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discussion about illicit affair, annulment, legal separation, divorce, child cutody and support, UAE Family Courts, application for marriage license, wills and inheritance, inter-racial marriage, and domestic violence.
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Seminar schedules in Abu Dhabi and other emirates are yet to be announced.
