An informational session about the UAE’s intention to boost the number of Emirati workers in the private sector has been scheduled for Monday by the Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
Also attended by representatives from the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation, the Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development, and the Emirati Talent Competitiveness Council, the event emphasized the country’s ongoing efforts to boost Emiratisation – including relevant legislations and other support schemes.
“As part of these ongoing efforts, and among the ‘Projects of the 50’, the government in the UAE has announced the launch of the comprehensive federal program ‘NAFIS‘ (or compete in Arabic), for which the UAE has allocated AED 24 billion to support the private sector and create 75,000 job opportunities for Emiratis over the coming few years to enable them to occupy jobs well-suited for their talents in the private sector,” Helal Mohamed Al Hameli, deputy director-general for advisory centers and councils at the Abu Dhabi Chamber, said.
The UAE officials discussed the country’s target of increasing the Emiratisation rate by 2 percent annually in high-skilled jobs in companies that employ 50 workers or more starting by this year to hit the target of 10 percent by 2026.
Mohamed Hakeem, a director at the UAE’s human resource ministry, said that companies complying with Emiratisation plans will benefit from various incentives including discounts of up to 80 percent on the ministry’s services in case of raising Emiratisation “at a rate of no less than three times the target,” state news agency WAM has reported.
