63% increase in Emiratisation rates in 4 years

Government report: The "construction" sector is the most employing of citizens in the "private"

«Private» provided new job opportunities for citizens. Archival

A government report on "Labor Market Gains in the UAE" issued by the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation revealed that the number of Emiratis who obtained jobs in the private sector during the last four years increased by 63%, while the growth rate in private sector companies and institutions that provided new job opportunities for citizens during the first three months of this year reached 13%.

The report stated that the total number of establishments that employed national cadres amounted to 16,13 companies until the end of the first quarter of this year, 14% of which employed citizens for the first time this year only, pointing out that the "construction" sector is at the forefront of the most localized economic sectors by 13% of the number of citizens in the private sector, until the end of the first quarter of this year, followed by the trade and repair services sector by 10%, then the business services and manufacturing sectors by <>% each. of them.

He explained that the Ministry has succeeded, through the mechanisms adopted to implement the strategies and policies of the Emirati Cadres Competitiveness Council, in making a qualitative leap in the business environment in the country to enable the creation of new jobs, while promoting the growth of the private sector and increasing its share in the GDP, noting that these mechanisms were the main reason for the increase in the number of citizens who obtained jobs in the private sector during the last four years, so that the growth in Emiratization rates increased from 2.55% in 2019 to 4.16% last year.

The report attributed the "unprecedented" increase in the number of citizens working for private sector institutions and establishments to the success of the integrated strategies adopted by the state during the recent period, foremost of which is the launch of the Emirati Cadres Competitiveness Council (NAFES), in accordance with the directives of the wise leadership, which emphasizes placing the citizen at the top of government policies.

The report said that there is a successful impact of the government policy related to the (NAFES) program, which is to provide an integrated package of services and benefits provided to employers and national cadres to ensure the continuity of the presence of citizens at work, pointing out that the impact of this policy will extend beyond the five years concerned with Emiratization targets.

He added that the results and indicators of the package of policies and benefits launched by the state within the Emiratization strategy, which obliges private sector companies to provide job opportunities for citizens, showed that there is a remarkable competition between private sector establishments to attract citizens in many sectors and fields, which prompted some institutions to raise the wages of national cadres, in order to maintain them and attract other citizens, and this policy, which extends to 2026, will create an attractive environment, and we see that even after this date, other policies will achieve continuity in the pace of Employment of nationals.

Labor Recruitment Policies

The Minister of Human Resources and Emiratisation, Dr. Abdulrahman Abdulmanan Al Awar, stated that there is no country in the world more successful in recruiting labor from abroad, than the UAE, and therefore the majority of labor-exporting countries strive to cooperate with the UAE to provide opportunities and open areas of cooperation as a result of these policies that provide protection, safety and an integrated system of legislation.

During the Federal National Council session held last Tuesday, the minister stressed that the UAE is currently the least expensive country, compared to the countries of the region in terms of labor recruitment, and anyone who employs a person who has not obtained a work permit is dealt with in accordance with the law and legislation under which protection frameworks have been extended and expanded for employers and families, noting that there are about 13 agreements signed between the UAE and labor-supplying countries.