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Initiatives under Nafis may also encourage Emirati to work in sectors that may not have attracted them before
Ten percent-This is the five-year UAEization goal set by private sector companies, as the UAE today announced a series of plans to increase the UAE’s share in the private sector.
The business leaders present when Qasr Al Watan announced the second group of 50 projects stated that these projects solved the problems faced by Emirati when joining the private sector.
Alain Bejjani, Chief Executive Officer of Majid Al Futtaim, said: “These initiatives solve many of the challenges that exist in recruiting Emirati. These challenges are related to the attractiveness of the private sector to UAE nationals and the private sector to support and train them and provide them with the right path forward. Ability is related.”
Saeed Al Awar, head of the Middle East region of Rothschild and Co, said: “You have to look at the whole thing as a whole. As incentives, these measures did not exist before. The Emirati are very concerned about the stability of their jobs in the private sector and their wages and the public sector. The question of discrepancies raises a lot of questions. These measures bring a balance, so people have no excuses anymore.”
Bejjani stated that he hopes that more Emirati will be accountants, programmers, coders and other retail positions in Majid Al Futtaim (MAF).
“MAF has always been committed to recruiting UAE nationals. We believe that localization provides us with a competitive advantage,” he said.
“The government’s goal is to recruit 10% of Emirati in the private sector; we are taking many initiatives to support this effort,” he added
He said the company had planned several training programs for Emirati but had to shelve it due to the pandemic. “Now, we will launch them.”
Al Awar said: “It (Nafis) is an amazing project. It invests in the most important thing in our country-our national labor force. When we started 50 years ago, the most important thing we had was oil. And this resource has brought us to where we are today. What is important now is to invest in our country’s most important assets, namely, UAE nationals-men and women, which will enable our country to enter the next phase of growth.”
Commenting on the entrepreneurial benefits of incentives, Al Awar said that focusing on Emirati’s access to jobs is not the only priority. He added: “Finally, we also need Emirati to create jobs, which makes this part of the plan extremely important.”
Al Awar also stated that the program will enable Emirati to work in areas that they traditionally consider to be unattractive.
“Covid-19 puts forward a clear demand for nursing and other professions. However, the legal profession definitely lacks the existence of the UAE because there is no better word,” he said.
dhanusha@khaleejtimes.com
Danusha Gukulan
Dhanusha Gokulan is from India and has been working as a journalist for more than ten years. For Khaleej Times, she reports on NRI affairs, civil aviation and immigration issues. She received a bachelor’s degree in journalism, economics and English literature from Mangalore University in 2008, and is currently pursuing a master’s degree in contemporary media leadership and innovation at the American University in Dubai. In her spare time, she gets involved in singing/song writing, loves food, and is the mother of an over-enthusiastic Labrador Retriever. On her Twitter @shootsprintrite.
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