Dubai Aviation Metropolis Corp, Dubai South signal settlement with Dubai Insurance coverage to launch worker safety insurance coverage programme

Dubai: Dubai South, by Dubai Aviation Metropolis Company, signed an settlement with Dubai Insurance coverage Co. (DIN) to launch an Worker Safety Insurance coverage programme for all Dubai South licensees’ staff. The Free Zone authorities introduced Monday that it will come into impact beginning August 2023.

Dubai Aviation Metropolis Company is the licensing and regulatory physique of the Dubai South Free Zone. The settlement was signed by Khalifa Al Zaffin, Government Chairman of Dubai Aviation Metropolis Company and Dubai South, and Abdellatif Abuqurah, CEO of Dubai Insurance coverage, within the presence of senior executives from each entities. The programme goals to safeguard staff in case licensees fail to fulfill their obligations, overlaying unpaid salaries, gratuities, repatriation prices, and unreimbursed bills, Al Zaffin defined.