DUBAI // A taxi driver and his British passenger have each told a court they were assaulted by the other.
On November 23 last year, salesman F D, 34, and his wife C D, 30, got into a taxi at a hotel after leaving a hotel nightclub.
The driver, Pakistani F S, 30, told the Court of Misdemeanours that the two appeared to be under the influence of alcohol.
“I informed them that they needed to wait in line at which point the husband punched me,” he said.
F D said he had been assaulted by the taxi driver.
“The taxi had its lights on, which meant it’s not occupied,” he said. “We got in it and the driver then opened the back door where we sat and punched me to my head and dragged me out of the taxi.”
His wife supported her husband’s story. She also admitted that she had drunk four glasses of wine in the club.
Neither party was charged with assault but the British couple were charged with drinking alcohol without a licence, for which they were each fined Dh1,000.
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Tightening the screw on rogue recruiters
The UAE overhauled the procedure to recruit housemaids and domestic workers with a law in 2017 to protect low-income labour from being exploited.
Only recruitment companies authorised by the government are permitted as part of Tadbeer, a network of labour ministry-regulated centres.
A contract must be drawn up for domestic workers, the wages and job offer clearly stating the nature of work.
The contract stating the wages, work entailed and accommodation must be sent to the employee in their home country before they depart for the UAE.
The contract will be signed by the employer and employee when the domestic worker arrives in the UAE.
Only recruitment agencies registered with the ministry can undertake recruitment and employment applications for domestic workers.
Penalties for illegal recruitment in the UAE include fines of up to Dh100,000 and imprisonment
But agents not authorised by the government sidestep the law by illegally getting women into the country on visit visas.
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