Humaidan praises the experience of establishments in attracting students and qualifying them to easily integrate into the labor market.
19-11-2019
His Excellency the Minister of Labour and Social Development, Mr Jameel bin Mohammed Ali Humaidan, met in his office with the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Azadea Group Bahrain, Mr Jawad Abdul Wahab Al Hawaj, in the presence of the Group’s Regional Director of Human Resources, Mr Khodor Badran, and a number of the company’s officials and employees. During the meeting, Mr Al Hawaj introduced a number of Bahraini employees who had been recruited by the Group to work part‑time during their university studies and who subsequently assumed leadership and management positions within the Group after graduation. He also reviewed the Group’s business strategy, investments, and needs for national manpower in the hospitality and retail sectors in the Kingdom of Bahrain, as well as its success in raising Bahrainisation rates and increasing reliance on national competencies across the Group’s global companies. In this context, Humaidan emphasised that the retail and hospitality sectors are witnessing steady growth in Bahrain, thanks to the Government’s policy of economic openness and the availability of qualified, trained national human resources to work in these two promising sectors. He noted the professional discipline that characterises Bahraini workers, which contributes to enhancing their advantage over foreign workers. For his part, Mr Al Hawaj praised the Government’s support—represented by the Ministry of Labour and Social Development—for the experience of attracting national talent to work in the Group during their university studies, noting that this experience has proven successful, as these talents have reached leadership positions within the Group and assumed significant administrative tasks and responsibilities. He emphasised the Group’s aspiration for further cooperation and coordination in upgrading national human resources and providing advanced training programmes that contribute to refining their skills and professional capabilities.