220 Emiratis joined Emirates Aluminum in 2022, including 100 women, and Emiratisation increased to 42%.

Emirates Global Aluminum announced the employment of more than 220 Emiratis, including 100 women, during the year 2022, in support of Emiratisation.

The average age of Emirati nationals who were employed in EGA during the past year was 23 years, as the company focuses on attracting young people at the beginning of their career stages and developing their capabilities, and it also provides employment opportunities for national experts to participate in the development of the country’s industrial sector.
146 employees joined the company’s national training programmes, which are programs designed for high school graduates and aim to enable them to assume administrative and technical positions in the company’s operational sites. The company also employed about 43 fresh graduate employees and 31 employees with previous experience in its various departments.
At the end of 2022, the company’s Saudization rate reached 42%, which is one of the highest rates of Saudization compared to any major industrial company, after the localization of a large number of operational jobs in the heavy industries sector. The company currently employs 1,200 Emiratis, more than 700 of whom are under the age of 35.
The company aims to provide 500 additional job opportunities for Emiratis by 2026, which will lead to an increase in the Emiratization rate in the company to 45%.
successful future
Abdel Nasser Bin Kalban, CEO of EGA, said: “In line with the economic agenda set by the wise leadership of the UAE, we will continue to focus on Emiratisation to ensure the success of the future of this country, employ the best talent we need for our future, and provide an opportunity for these young Emiratis to work in the sector. Industrial. In the company, we focus on hiring young women and developing their skills as well, as we believe that diversity contributes to enhancing performance, and that developing national talents has been our top priority for more than 40 years, during which we have worked to contribute significantly to achieving the goals of Emiratisation in the country.
first destination
Eman Al-Qasim, Executive Vice President of Human Resources at the company, said: “We have an ambitious goal to become the first choice as an employer in the countries in which it operates by 2030, while strengthening the reliance on talent. We look forward to developing young national skills and continuing to achieve prosperity in the future.”
It is noteworthy that more than 5,000 UAE nationals have participated in the national training programs implemented by EGA for high school graduates since its establishment in 1982. The duration of the programs ranges from six to 36 months, depending on the specialization, and many of the participants continued their successful careers in EGA. While some of them reached the highest leadership levels in the company.
In the year 2022, Emirates Global Aluminum opened the doors of national training programs in operational positions to women for the first time, as 16 young Emirati women participated in them. The company aims to enhance the percentage of women working in operational positions to reach 25% by 2025 and for the percentage of positions held by women in the company in general to reach 15% by 2026.