A number of candidates for the elections of the Federal National Council 2019, focused in their electoral programs, on the category of retirees and support and improve their economic and living conditions, to ensure a decent life after service in government departments and institutions, calling for the establishment of an integrated program and an association for the management of retired affairs, in cooperation with the concerned authorities To provide a package of services and privileges that bridge the gap between salary and pension, by integrating them into new business, to take advantage of their abilities and expertise.

In detail, the candidate for membership of the Federal National Council for the Emirate of Sharjah, Sultan Matar bin Dalmouk, to improve and raise the standard of living of retirees, pointing out that the UAE strives to achieve the aspirations of retirees, and improve their conditions, pointing out that their allocations are weak, and does not help them to life and requirements, Some parties ignore their expertise and become disruptive energies.

In his election program, Ben Dalmouk called for seeking health insurance and raising their financial allowances, in recognition of their exterminated age in the service of the nation.

In his election program, Saeed Matar Bin Hamed Al Tunaiji, from the Emirate of Sharjah, stressed the importance of supporting retirees and senior citizens by improving the quality of their lives and ensuring their active and continuous participation through policy-making and innovation services that provide them with opportunities to enjoy a high quality of life.

He explained that he seeks, through his candidacy, to provide the finest health care services, community communication and active life, and invest the energies and civic participation of retirees and senior citizens, and create services and privileges to ensure their mobility and financial stability and family security and safety, and the quality of future life.

Saleh Saeed Al Matrooshi, a representative of Ajman, said that he is retired at the rank of Major General, and is currently a consultant, pointing out that the human element is one of the main engines to drive development, pointing out that the category of retirees is a community, which has a major role in improving services He pointed out the importance of their transition after their retirement from the stage of official work to another stage of giving, as it must not be ignored.

He pointed out that he did not overlook in his program, and within his plans, the subject of retirees as being among them, pointing out that all retirees are waiting for the opportunity, to involve them in the social and economic development of the country again.

He pointed out that there are a lot of departments and institutions that have launched initiatives for retirees, to benefit from them in the labor market, but they are few, calling for the establishment of a body that provides a database to monitor the national experiences of retirees, and find employment opportunities, commensurate with their experiences as consultants.

In turn, candidate Awatef Al-Harmoodi from the Emirate of Sharjah called for unifying the pension system in all sectors in the UAE to encourage Emiratisation in the private sector, pointing out the necessity of taking into account the high cost of living in pension, by calculating annual increases.

It called for the formation of expert councils for them, including the most important retired personalities in the country from various health, educational and technical fields, to benefit from their long national experience to raise the homeland, as these councils will facilitate the process of hiring them when needed, and encourage voluntary national work in them.

Aisha Salem Bin Samnouh, a candidate from the Emirate of Sharjah, said she was keen in her election program to raise all citizens' issues related to education, health and housing and provide job opportunities for citizens, explaining: «If I win the membership of the National Council, I will work to complete the file of retirees, which has been working During his membership in the session, which is called for an increase in the pensions they receive from their different employers, and work to appeal to the concerned authorities to raise the maximum salary, which is 10,000 dirhams.

The former Chairman of the Consultative Council of the Emirate of Sharjah, Mohammed Juma Bin Hendi, has allocated the pensioners 'axis in the social insurance item of his electoral program, pointing out the importance of working to improve the social insurance system for pensioners, through strengthening efforts to work according to an integrated program for the management of pensioners' affairs. A package of services and privileges for all retirees.

The candidate Yusuf Saif bin Ahmed Al Naqbi, from the Emirate of Sharjah, that the tender is firmly established in the hearts and minds of senior citizens, pointing to the importance of providing them with special work after the end of their service, to benefit from their expertise and investment.

In his election program, Al-Naqbi stressed that he is intensifying efforts to contribute and participate in the aspects of life for retirees, and to provide them with social benefits and privileges.

The candidate Abdullah Matar Al-Ketbi, from the Emirate of Sharjah in his election program, stressed the importance of concerted efforts to reach recommendations that enable the government to find effective solutions for retirees, to ensure a decent life and integrated services for them, calling for the establishment of an association for them, to benefit from their experience in national programs and government , Enabling them to manage private companies.