The new law demonstrates how much importance the UAE government and authorities

place on the development of UAE employment laws and marks another significant step
forward for labor and HR regulations in the UAE. With the participation of the young
adults in the societies job market and firms we can now expect an expansion in the
employment sector and an increased production. It is now easier for the employer to
recruit more part-time employees since the cost for the employer will be relatively low
for the students as compared to others. The work permit allows the young adults to do
clerical tasks, giving the adults more time to focus on other works. As an increased
number of workers would be available for hire, the new rules would be beneficial to
employers since they would be able to hire workers without incurring the full cost of a
visa.

The juvenile work permit avails the young adult to come into the working field and have
first-hand experience of handling real life jobs, which will help them in their future
careers. This course enables students to become familiar with the challenges they will
face in the workplace in the real world. Recruiters feel hesitant in hiring freshers and this
has put the youth at a disadvantage as they have no much prior work experience but
this opportunity helps them in getting a head start.

Success and advancement in the economic sphere are essential for economic
empowerment. Additionally, it includes the power to make and act on economic
decisions. Letting young people work helps them in building the skills and resources
that one needs to compete in the job market. Plan International in Indonesia has
implemented a youth economic empowerment programme in Rembang district which
has benefitted 1,235 young people. Training is available for young people aged 18 to 24
regardless of their background. In addition to technical, vocational and educational
training, the programme also implements micro-enterprise development training to help
young people start their own businesses. To date, 70 people have started their own
businesses as a result of the programme(1).

By granting juvenile work permits we see a growth in the labor force which helps in the
expansion of UAE’s economy. The youth has an excess income of their own which they
can use to increase the purchase of goods in the society and thus have a contribution in
their communities.

This development has provided a pathway for more parents to bring their kids to the
UAE as their kids will be eligible to gain the experience of working in the country, thus
increasing expatriates' chances to relocate there.

REFERENCE

(1) https://plan-international.org/eu/case-study-indonesia-youth-economic-empowerment