The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation shuts down 12 offices. These offices are reportedly found to be illegally recruiting domestic workers.
Several offices in the UAE were reportedly hiring employees without the necessary licenses. These organizations, however, have referred their cases to public prosecution in collaboration with economic development authorities across the country.
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The ministry also highlighted that it has identified 57 licensed domestic worker recruitment offices committing 300 violations in 2025. This also highlights an expanded enforcement drive against breaches in the job sector.
The ministry said in a statement that it will not support any form of legal or administrative breaches. The ministry also explained that it will enhance both its inspection and monitoring systems (including field-based and digital systems). The monitoring system will be fully equipped with advanced procedures to regulate the sector and address violations. All these regulations will be applied strongly and transparently, in line with the applicable legislation.
The ministry further explained that the majority of violations recorded last year were. It further highlighted that this took place “ due to recruitment offices failing to refund all or part of the recruitment fees to employers within the specified two-week period, either from the date of the domestic worker’s return to the office or from the date the worker is reported absent.” Other violations included the following, as reported by the ministry:
The failure to display the ministry-approved service package prices clearly to the customer
Failing to recruit workers without a permit
Practising recruitment activities without a licence.
In line with the safety standards that the public should follow, the minister has advised certain actions. These include:
The public can report any negative practices through official channels
They can also contact 80084 and 600590000.
Customers need to verify the credibility of service providers advertising on social media platforms before signing any agreements.
In addition, other authorities requested that customers deal only with licensed domestic worker recruitment offices. This includes about 136 centres globally.
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