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6/19/24, 4:58 PM Minister reviews private sector preparations as midday break for outdoor workers begins on June 15 - GulfToday

Sohha's employees during a medical check up at their camp in Dubai.

Ravi Menon, Co-Chairman of Sobha Realty, and Francis Alfred, Managing Director, along with
several executives from the company briefed Al Awar on the key initiatives that the company
has launched to ensure workers’ protection and establish a decent and safe working
environment.

Al Awar praised Sobha Realty’s initiatives and its commitment to ensuring the health and
safety of its workers, expressing his great confidence in “the significant awareness among
private sector companies about the importance of implementing occupational health and
safety requirements and standards at work sites and labour accommodation facilities, given
their positive impact on workers’ health, safety, and productivity.”

‘WELL-ESTABLISHED CULTURE’

“The midday break has become a well-established culture in the UAE private sector as it
enters its 20th consecutive year,” Al Awar noted, underlining the high levels of compliance that
the initiative has achieved over the years. “The private sector is a strategic partner for the
government in its efforts to enhance the competitiveness and leadership of the UAE labour
market.”

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