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6/19/24, 4:59 PM UAE: Minister reviews private sector’s preparations to implement Midday Break

Ravi Menon, Co-Chairman of Sobha Realty, and Francis Alfred, Managing Director, along with several
executives from the company briefed Minister 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.”

“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.”

“We can see this clearly in companies’ consistent compliance with labour relations regulations, as well

as in their commitment to supporting labour market initiatives and programmes, in addition to prioritising
social responsibility,” he added.

The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MoHRE) had announced that 6,000 rest stations
would be provided for delivery workers across the UAE, in addition to an interactive map of these

stations to enable workers to easily locate and access them throughout the Midday Break period.

The Ministry has called on all private sector companies that carry out outdoor work to launch similar
initiatives to ensure the safety of their workers, while also urging community members to report any
irresponsible practices or violations of the Midday Break by contacting MoHRE’s call centre at
600590000, or through its website or smart application.

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