Indian engineering and construction conglomerate, Larsen & Toubro (L&T) was honoured at the fourth edition of Dubai’s Taqdeer Awards for providing the best working conditions for workmen at their various project sites across the UAE.
Dubai: When Indian worker Ananda Kumar Kallakunta landed in Dubai 25 years ago, he didn’t expect his two-year-old daughter would be a frontline hero in the UAE during COVID-19 pandemic.
The 58-year-old from Hyderabad worked in Dubai as a simple worker, away from his family and daughter. He said that his work in Dubai helped him to cover the education expenses for his daughter Susmitha, 27, who grew up and came to Dubai as a medical coder before COVID-19 struck.
Kallakunta’s hard work paid off as he became a senior operator in Kimoha Entrepreneurs in Dubai and years later, he was one of the 55,000 excellent workers who were honoured during the fourth edition of the Taqdeer Awards on Monday.
Dubai: New cards offering discounts to workers launched
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As many as 55,000 labourers will get discounts in the first stage.
Creating a high-quality labour environment in Dubai is one of the key criteria for Taqdeer Awards this year.
This was reiterated by top officials who spoke to Khaleej Times on the sidelines of the event on Monday.
The ceremony also saw the launch and activation of excellence cards for the labour sector. The new initiative forms part of the emirate’s efforts to enhance the welfare of workers and raise benchmarks in labour practices.
Dubai: Around 55,000 workers in Dubai will get a privilege cards to enjoy between 30 to 15 per cent discount on retails and restaurants near their camps.
The new cards will be awarded to excellent workers and companies as part of the Taqdeer Award, which offers 35 incentives from government agencies and international private companies worth millions of dirhams.
According to Major General Obaid Muhair Bin Surour, Chairman of the Taqdeer Award, Chairman of the Permanent Committee for Labour Affairs (PCLA) in Dubai and Deputy Director of the General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs in Dubai (GDRFA-Dubai), the project features two types of cards.