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Demand for national employees increasing
Demand for a UAE national workforce is on the rise in the private sector as companies seek to adhere to the Ministry of Labour's emiratisation strategy, said a senior ministry official.
- By Wafa Issa, Staff Reporter
- Published: 00:00 July 30, 2006
Dubai: Demand for a UAE national workforce is on the rise in the private sector as companies seek to adhere to the Ministry of Labour's emiratisation strategy, said a senior ministry official.
The National Human Resources and Employment Authority (Tanmia) has registered a dramatic increase in the number of private companies advertising positions for nationals following the new emiratisation policies, said Dr Khalid Al Khazraji, Labour undersecretary and Acting Director-General of Tanmia.
They have doubled in number in the last three months rising from 150 available positions to 300 per week according to Tanmia statistics.
"The rise in the demand for a UAE national workforce is to be attributed to the new emiratisation scheme enforced by the ministry, such as stopping the transactions of companies that do not meet their emiratisation quota and the emiratisation of professions," said Al Khazraji.
A cabinet decision issued in 2004 obliged companies in the trade sector employing more than 50 employees to achieve an emiratisation rate of two per cent each year.
"These policies have forced the companies to seek to employ UAE nationals, something that has raised the job posting registration through Tanmia," said Al Khazraji.
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