Is it possible my passport taken by my employer

According to the UAE Labor Law, if you are an expat then the employer doesn’t have the right to take your passport. If they took it then you can ask them to return it, if they refuse then you can file a complaint in the nearest police office and you can take copy of the complaint to the labor office to clarify the violation by the employer. As the law allows the governmental entities with legal reason otherwise it considered legal violation but the private companies are not allowed to take the passport.But it has been customary in the state that the employer seized the passport of the sponsored worker without any legal issues against him until the end of the work contract, considering the passport as a guarantee for the employer against any wrongdoing committed by the worker. Thank you.