DUBAI: The UAE government has announced it will be activating remote work for a segment of federal government employees starting March 15 to March 26 to prevent the spread of coronavirus in the country, state news agency WAM reported on Friday.
The government said the remote work will include: pregnant women; mothers of children in ninth grade and below with duties that do not require physical presence; people with special needs; those with respiratory issues and immune system dysfunction; and employees aged 60 and above.
Meanwhile, the Federal Authority for Government Human Resource has implemented plans aimed at meeting high standards of productivity during the remote work period.
The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority will also deliver infrastructure services to enhance the remote work system and ensure security and high speed of information.
UAE activates remote work for segment of federal government employees
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UAE activates remote work for segment of federal government employees
- The Federal Authority for Government Human Resource has implemented plans aimed at meeting high standards of productivity during the remote work period
Israel holds 9,500 Palestinian prisoners as of March
- Administrative detainees represent 36 percent of all Palestinians in Israeli prisons
LONDON: Israeli prison authorities held 9,500 prisoners and detainees as of the first week of March, indicating a 2.15 percent increase from February, according to reports from Palestinian prisoners’ organizations.
Currently, there are 73 female prisoners and 350 individuals under the age of 18 detained in the notorious prisons of Megiddo and Ofer.
The number of administrative detainees is 3,442, the highest percentage among those sentenced, arrested, or classified as “unlawful combatants.” They represent 36 percent of all Palestinians in Israeli prisons, where individuals can be indefinitely detained without charge in military detention centers.
There are also 1,249 “unlawful combatants” detained from inside the Gaza Strip after Oct. 7, 2023, as well as those who were detained from Lebanon and Syria.
