Emirati companies review their programs towards their employees and society during the crisis period
"Social responsibility" ... local initiatives that extended to countries and refugees during "Corona"
The UAE has adopted rapid and comprehensive preventive measures at the international level in combating the pandemic.
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Major Emirati companies have reviewed their social responsibility initiatives and programs during the last period to support efforts to combat the Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, and to alleviate those affected by the pandemic, whether programs directed to their employees or those directed to the local community, at a time when it confirmed Companies that their social responsibility programs have extended to other countries and societies, and to refugees, in cooperation with the Emirates Red Crescent Authority.
Officials of these companies told "Emirates Today" that their social contributions included humanitarian and voluntary initiatives, aid in the fields of education, health, and housing, as well as the distribution of food, clothing, medical supplies, and face masks to families in quarantine and places where workers live, in addition to Employees volunteer to help government agencies and institutions in their programs to combat the pandemic, and to encourage society to adopt a healthy lifestyle.
Emirates Steel
In detail, the CEO of Emirates Steel, Engineer Saeed Ghamran Al-Rumaithi, said that the company is working according to a clear strategy for social responsibility, which includes a package of humanitarian and voluntary initiatives.
He added that the company launched and participated in 17 humanitarian, community and voluntary initiatives inside and outside the country during the Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, in coordination with the relevant authorities, benefiting more than 13,560 people.
Al-Rumaithi explained that the social contributions of Emirates Steel included aid for needy families, the elderly, distributing foodstuffs, providing Eid clothing for needy children, in addition to contributing to the “vision range” initiative to combat river blindness, and cooperating with the Foundation for Community Contributions - Together. The company’s employees also volunteered in many humanitarian and environmental events and programs, as well as directing humanitarian aid to Arab countries such as Lebanon and Sudan, in cooperation with the Emirates Red Crescent Authority.
Al-Rumaithi stated that the company focused during the pandemic on supporting activities that enhance interaction with various groups of society, given that these activities are an integral part of its societal role.
Emirates Aluminum
For his part, Director of Government Relations at Emirates Global Aluminum, Khalifa Al Mazrouei, said that 63 doctors, nurses and employees work in the company's medical centers in the UAE permanently, and they are committed to providing support around the clock to maintain the safety of employees, pointing out that the company has hired two medical teams. Others, to focus on conducting virus testing for employees.
He explained that "Emirates Aluminum" has doubled its medical team at its subsidiary, Guinea Alumina Corporation, in Guinea, to support and care for its employees. Work is also being done with the relevant authorities to educate neighboring communities about basic prevention measures and provide them with the necessary sterilization and cleaning equipment.
Al Mazrouei pointed out that social distancing policies have been applied in all offices, operations and facilities of the company, including transportation in the UAE and Guinea, and the company has suspended all international flights, and meetings with more than two people have been restricted, and temperature gauges and hand sanitizing tools have been set up at the entrances. In addition to comprehensive educational and awareness campaigns for employees on pandemic prevention measures, and the intensification of cleaning and disinfection operations in all its sites.
He stressed that the company cooperated during the pandemic with the Ministry of Education, in a virtual practical training program, to enhance the capabilities of Emirati youth, encourage them to continue their studies, and choose science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields for their importance in developing the industrial sector and building a knowledge-based economy.
Etihad Airways
In the same context, Dr. Nadia Bastaki, Vice President for Medical Services and Social Responsibility at Etihad Airways, said that the company had strengthened its role in the field of social responsibility during the last period, to combat the pandemic and help those affected.
She explained that more than 3000 employees of "Etihad Airways" volunteered to extend a helping hand to various government agencies and institutions during the pandemic, including their assignment to work with the "Health", "Together" and the Emirates Red Crescent Authority, and about 800 employees registered at the platform. Emirates Volunteers, a community response platform to support efforts to combat COVID-19.
She added that the volunteers distributed food, basic subsistence items, and clothes to needy families and families in quarantine, and workers' accommodations, as well as distributing face masks to police personnel, doctors, and volunteers on the front lines in Abu Dhabi.
She emphasized that "Etihad Airways" organized a month-long campaign during which it distributed 1,000 meals a day to the humanitarian city, and about 6,400 blankets were donated, in addition to the distribution of carts, clothes for newborns and mothers in families affected by "Covid-19", who were unable to Payment of childbirth expenses, as well as the distribution of clothes and travel bags for workers and needy families returning to their countries, in addition to air conditioners and gifts to the families of more than 2000 workers in Abu Dhabi.
Bastaki pointed to the cooperation of "Etihad Airways" with a number of people of determination to establish greenhouses to grow organic vegetables and market production, noting that the sale will take place on the Internet with the help of the company before the month of Ramadan.
«General Motors»
As for the President and Managing Director of General Motors' operations in Africa and the Middle East, Louay Al-Shurafa, he told Emirates Today that the group provided support to its clients by extending warranty contracts for their vehicles and extending the validity of work contracts for roadside assistance services every day of the week for the Cadillac models. »,« Chevrolet »and« GMC », as well as accelerate work through the e-commerce platform to provide support to dealers and dealers alike, and enable the completion of vehicle purchases completely over the Internet.
He stated that the group sought, with the health insurance company, to provide virtual medical consultations and deliver the required medicines to employees, noting that the UAE adopted rapid and comprehensive preventive measures, and was a pioneer at the international level in fighting the pandemic.
Bin Ham Group .. Supporting needy families
The General Director of "Bin Ham Group", Ahmed bin Muslim bin Ham Al Ameri, said that the group provided support of 10 million dirhams to a number of resident families with limited income in the fields of education, health, and housing, in order to reduce the burden on these families and help them To face the repercussions of the pandemic.
Bin Ham added that the group that owns "City Seasons" hotels has placed all rooms and hotel facilities of the group at the service of the state and its equipment to combat the pandemic, stressing that community service is the duty of everyone who can do so.
Bin Ham stressed the necessity of providing non-governmental streams that truly contribute to the wide economic and social development process in the UAE, encouraging entrepreneurship and consolidating the concept of volunteer work.
Al Masoud: 3 main axes of social responsibility
Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of Al Masoud Group, Ahmed Rahma Al Masoud, said that the group has strengthened its role in the field of social responsibility in combating the pandemic and helping the affected people.
He explained that the group’s social responsibility agenda relies on three main axes: “the community”, as the group is committed to providing forms of support to the local community, providing free sterilization for cars during the pandemic, and also participating in the “Children's Eyes Watch You” initiative to enhance road safety, through Donating car seats for newborns at Danat Al Emarat Hospital in Abu Dhabi, as well as launching an initiative: “We Serve Our Heroes” in cooperation with “Abu Dhabi Ports” to enhance awareness among truck drivers of hygienic practices and sterilization, and provide them with basic safety tools.
He added that the second axis is support for youth and sports, pointing out that the group played a role in supporting and sponsoring various events, competitions, tournaments and sports activities at the level of the Emirates in general.
He explained that the third axis is to support Emiratisation initiatives and enhance the presence of national competencies within the group within the framework of commitment to achieving the goals of the Emiratisation agenda in the private sector, by adopting an integrated strategy for Emiratisation that includes programs and initiatives, the most prominent of which is Al Masoud’s comprehensive training program aimed at training Emiratis and developing their skills.
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