A young Leaf-Tailed Gecko sits on a hand in Wroclaw's Zoo, in Wroclaw, western Poland. Leaf-Tailed Geckos are endemic to Madagascar and its coastal islands. EPA
A young Leaf-Tailed Gecko sits on a hand in Wroclaw's Zoo, in Wroclaw, western Poland. Leaf-Tailed Geckos are endemic to Madagascar and its coastal islands. EPA
An undated handout picture made available by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) in South Australia shows a mob of Kangaroos surrounded by burnt bushland on Kangaroo Island, South Australia.. EPA
An undated handout picture made available by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) in South Australia shows a mob of Kangaroos surrounded by burnt bushland on Kangaroo Island, South Australia.. EPA
Lemurs gather at feeding time at La Aurora Zoo in Guatemala City. AP Photo
Lemurs gather at feeding time at La Aurora Zoo in Guatemala City. AP Photo
Fito, a six-month-old giraffe born in captivity, approaches the camera inside his enclosure at La Aurora Zoo in Guatemala City. AP Photo
Fito, a six-month-old giraffe born in captivity, approaches the camera inside his enclosure at La Aurora Zoo in Guatemala City. AP Photo
A lion takes a sun bath at the zoo in Wojciechow near Lublin, eastern Poland. EPA
A lion takes a sun bath at the zoo in Wojciechow near Lublin, eastern Poland. EPA
A newborn chimpanzee walks outside with mother Pepa in Safaripark Beekse Bergen in Hilvarenbeek, The Netherlands. EPA
A newborn chimpanzee walks outside with mother Pepa in Safaripark Beekse Bergen in Hilvarenbeek, The Netherlands. EPA
The shadow of Fito, a six-month-old giraffe born in captivity, stands inside his enclosure at La Aurora Zoo in Guatemala City. AP Photo
The shadow of Fito, a six-month-old giraffe born in captivity, stands inside his enclosure at La Aurora Zoo in Guatemala City. AP Photo
A view of Red-crowned cranes in the Zoo Safari park in Borysew, Poland. EPA
A view of Red-crowned cranes in the Zoo Safari park in Borysew, Poland. EPA
Veterinarian Natalia Zawisza, feeding and playing with a seal named 'Dawid' in the Zoo Safari, Borysew, central Poland. EPA
Veterinarian Natalia Zawisza, feeding and playing with a seal named 'Dawid' in the Zoo Safari, Borysew, central Poland. EPA
A white kangaroo in the Zoo Safari, Borysew, central Poland. EPA
A white kangaroo in the Zoo Safari, Borysew, central Poland. EPA
Camels in the Zoo Safari, Borysew, central Poland. EPA
Camels in the Zoo Safari, Borysew, central Poland. EPA
White lions in the Zoo Safari, Borysew, central Poland. EPA
White lions in the Zoo Safari, Borysew, central Poland. EPA
White Bengal tigers, in the Zoo Safari, Borysew, Poland. EPA
White Bengal tigers, in the Zoo Safari, Borysew, Poland. EPA
Black-winged stilts look for food at the wetland of Nea Kios, Nafplio, Peloponnese, Greece. EPA
Black-winged stilts look for food at the wetland of Nea Kios, Nafplio, Peloponnese, Greece. EPA
Black-winged stilts look for food at the wetland of Nea Kios, Nafplio, Peloponnese, Greece. EPA
Black-winged stilts look for food at the wetland of Nea Kios, Nafplio, Peloponnese, Greece. EPA
A white-handed gibbon enjoys the sunshine in their enclosure at the Nyiregyhaza Animal Park in Nyiregyhaza, Hungary. EPA
A white-handed gibbon enjoys the sunshine in their enclosure at the Nyiregyhaza Animal Park in Nyiregyhaza, Hungary. EPA
A Yemen chameleon crawls on artificial leaves at a house in Sanaa, Yemen. The veiled chameleon is native to the Arabian Peninsula in Yemen and Saudi Arabia and can live up to five years. EPA
A Yemen chameleon crawls on artificial leaves at a house in Sanaa, Yemen. The veiled chameleon is native to the Arabian Peninsula in Yemen and Saudi Arabia and can live up to five years. EPA
A zoo keeper wearing a protective face mask feeds pelicans at the animals enclosure at the zoo in Prague, Czech Republic. EPA
A zoo keeper wearing a protective face mask feeds pelicans at the animals enclosure at the zoo in Prague, Czech Republic. EPA

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April 03, 2020

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More wildlife and environment stories from The National:

Blacktip reef sharks spotted swimming close to shore in RAK marina

UAE study reveals how humans are killing some of the world's most threatened turtles

Video: school of Oman cownose rays spotted in Dubai Marina

Great Barrier Reef suffers third major bleaching in five years

More than 100 endangered animals rescued in Sharjah

Two rare white giraffes killed by poachers in Kenya

Viruses and trafficking driving cheetahs to extinction, expert claims

UAE takes first steps to create world’s largest artificial reef

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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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