Requirement Two
Legal Aid Provided by the NIHR
one legal aid case was closed at the
request of its recipient.
1. Pursuant to the provisions of Law
No. (26) of 2014 establishing the
NIHR, as amended by Decree-Law
No. (20) of 2016, the NIHR takes a
role in providing legal assistance to
individuals or any party, whether be
it filing a complaint where the NIHR
is not competent to consider, or
upon initially requesting legal aid,
by providing information on the
procedures to be followed and assistance in taking them before resorting to the NIHR. It is important
that the legal aid seeker exhaust all
administrative or legal remedies
and grievances, as the case warrants, file a report to the competent
authorities, or resort to another authority with inherent jurisdiction in
view of the request.
4. Concerning one legal assistance
case pertaining to unpaid wages
owed, the NIHR communicated
with those concerned in the Labor
Market Regulatory Authority regarding it, to verify the legal status
of the concerned person. The response explained that the concerned worker submitted a complaint to the Migrant Workers Protection Society that was referred to
the Preventive Inspection Department of the Authority to debrief
and take the necessary action; actions are being taken against the establishment after collecting information, and after it was revealed
through the preliminary information that there is a suspicion of
human trafficking. Accordingly, the
NIHR closed the case for lack of jurisdiction, to be followed up by the
competent authority.
In this regard, the NIHR provided
(306) cases of legal aid during the
year 2022, as follows:
5. Another legal aid case was the arbitrary dismissal of Mr. (V.P.V.) to and
the refusal of the employer to pay
him his due wages. Accordingly, the
NIHR communicated directly with
those concerned in the Labor Market Regulatory Authority. The Authority’s response clarified that the
employer submitted an employment leaving notice against the said
worker in November of 2021, and
that the worker has initiated complaint procedures against this notification; however, the Authority decided to reject the grievance and inform the concerned worker of the
reasons and justifications for the rejection. Accordingly, the NIHR
closed and filed the case for lack of
2. In the field of economic, social, and
cultural rights, the most important
legal assistance provided by the
NIHR reached (110) cases, of which
(14) cases related to the right to
work, the contents of which varied
between claiming labor dues, arbitrary dismissal, and other related issues.
3. The total number of aid cases related to unpaid wages owed to
workers was (8) cases, of which (6)
cases were closed for lack of jurisdiction, with providing legal advice
to those concerned, enlightening
them of the procedures to be followed and directing them to file a
complaint starting with the authorities with inherent jurisdiction, while
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