Du, a subsidiary of Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company, continues to consolidate its position as a national supportive company for Emiratis in their careers.The company won the 'Best Emiratisation Initiative in the Gulf' award at the Gulf Government Human Resources Awards 2019, hosted by Abu Dhabi .
Fahad Al-Hasawi, Executive Vice President of Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Services, received the award on behalf of the company, in the presence of a number of regional human resources executives and executives, as well as senior management of Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company.
The company has won several prestigious awards for its many Emiratisation initiatives, which have encouraged many UAE nationals to join the company. The company is currently aiming to raise the Emiratisation rate to 35.5% by the end of 2019, in line with the company's commitment to the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation directives.
Ehab Hassan, Chief Executive Officer, Human Resources and Administration at Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company, said: “In line with our national and social responsibility as a leading Emirati telecommunications company, which is the mainstay of the UAE economy, we at Emirates Integrated Telecommunication Company (EITC) have made great efforts to achieve the Emiratisation strategy objectives. "A key pillar of our institutional system."