UAE

UAE: Equal pay law for men, women in private sector implemented

A presidential decree mandating equal pay for men and women in the private sector took effect on Friday, state news agency WAM reported.

The new law stated that ā€œfemale employees shall receive wages equal to that of males if they perform the same work or another of equal value.ā€

The UAE ranked 26thĀ globally in the United Nations Development Programmesā€™ 2019 Gender Inequality Index.

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