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Abu Dhabi 26-10-2019
Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development (DED) organized a seminar entitled “Empowering Women in the Industrial Sector” ahead of the hosting of the 18th Conference of the Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) from 3-7 November.
HE Rashid Abdul Karim Al Balushi, Undersecretary of the Department, explained that the theme of the symposium comes within one of the main themes to be discussed by UNIDO during its work in Abu Dhabi.The Department of Industry Development Bureau of the Department was keen to highlight the main themes to be discussed by UNIDO agenda, the most important of which is the empowerment of women in the industrial sector.
The Undersecretary explained that the strategy of the Industrial Development Bureau for the development of the industrial sector depends on enhancing the role of national cadres in driving the engines of industrial growth in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi through enhancing Emiratisation efforts in this vital and important sector.
He pointed out that Emirati women are able to prove their presence in various fields of work, where the industrial sector is one of the most valuable sectors that await more creativity, innovation and active participation of UAE nationals as it provides new jobs related to artificial intelligence and advanced technology.
The seminar included several presentations initiated by the Industrial Development Bureau with a presentation by Anoud Saleh Al Marzouqi, Head of the Environment, Health and Safety Systems Department, who pointed out that more than 40% of the employees of the Industrial Development Bureau are UAE nationals.
She explained that at the level of semi-government agencies, for example, the number of women occupying positions at Strata 58% of them 90% are citizens with 365 female national employees and 21 out of 34 team leaders are UAE nationals and females occupy 19% of the jobs in Emirates Global Aluminum At Emirates Steel, 2,200 employees are employed, with a total of approximately 500 UAE nationals, 70 of whom are female.
She pointed out that at the level of factories and private sector companies in Abu Dhabi, the number of citizens is still limited and need to strengthen the efforts of Emiratisation by providing real job opportunities enable citizens and women to get jobs in many disciplines, noting that there are 49 citizens working in a number of factories In ICAD 1, 2 and 3 industrial zones of the Higher Corporation for Specialized Economic Zones, Khalifa Industrial City and a number of factories in Mussafah.
According to the Industrial Development Bureau, there are 114 industrial licenses owned by women in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi with a total investment value of 7.4 billion dirhams, of which 60 factories are producing 6 billion dirhams.
For her part, Asma Al Ameri from Abu Dhabi Ports, Khalifa Industrial City (Kizad) made a presentation during the symposium, pointing out that the female component of the UAE represents 64%, and stated that Khalifa Industrial City contributed about 3.6% to the non-oil GDP of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi at the end of In 2018, Kizad is working to achieve 15% by 2030.
Al Amri reviewed her experience in the industrial sector through the management of industrial projects and logistics and provide support and support to obtain approvals, analysis and study the challenges faced by the investor and raise them to the concerned authorities, in addition to improving the investor experience to become one of the most prominent industrial cities in the world.
For her part, Eng. Nouf Al Obaid, Assistant Director of Capital Projects Department at Emirates International Aluminum Company, said in a presentation during the seminar that the company is one of the largest aluminum producers in the world where it produces 2.6 tons of cast aluminum production and constitutes 4% of the global aluminum production. It is the first UAE industrial company to license its core industrial technologies internationally.
Emirates Global Aluminum contributes about US $ 5 billion to the country’s annual GDP, equivalent to 1.4%. The aluminum sector also provides 60,000 jobs in the country with 7,000 employees.
In the field of supporting the work of Emirati women in the field of heavy industries, Nouf explained that more than 19% of the total administrative and supervisory jobs in Emirates International Aluminum Company are occupied by nationals.
For her part, Dr. Majida Al-Azazi, UAE Businesswoman who holds an Applied PhD in Supply Chain and Manufacturing Management from the UAE University, stressed the importance of supporting women in the industrial sector by activating their role and supporting their successful projects to ensure their active contribution to the development and strengthening of the role of industry in the gross domestic product of the Emirate. .
Al-Azazi, Founder and Executive Director of Sandstorm Automobile Factory, said that successful businesswomen in the UAE are now leading positions in the executive departments of factories, semi-government companies and private and medium-sized and large private sector companies. Transition to achieve the fourth industrial revolution at the level of the Emirate and the state in general.
She pointed to a number of indicators that highlight the percentage of Emirati women ‘s contribution to the national economy, where women hold 30% of the leading positions in the country linked to decision – making and 66% of government employees are women, representing 25% of the total workforce in the country and 30% The number of women entrepreneurs in the country reaches 23,000 and their savings amount to 15 billion US dollars.
