Dubai launches international Taqdeer Award for distinguished workers and companies

His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Dubai Executive Council and sponsor of the Taqdeer Award for Distinguished Workers and Companies, said the new international Taqdeer Award is a true reflection of Dubai’s vision of promoting workers’ rights and inspiring productivity globally.

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“This award is a testament to Dubai’s commitment to establishing a productive, harmonious and equitable work environment for both employers and employees and ensuring that their rights and interests are preserved. Enhancing the Taqdeer Award to include a global reach is an initiative aimed at promoting the principles of a sustainable and positive labor market on an international scale.

By expanding the scope of the award to encompass workforces around the world, we are updating our vision and commitment to making the emirate a center of excellence in workplace wellbeing. Initiating this international award and incorporating the 7-star category is also part of Dubai’s multifaceted strategy to raise organizational standards related to employee well-being. “Through the expanded award we also seek to promote a culture of compassion and care for workers and recognize their invaluable contributions to fostering the well-being of diverse communities.”

“In addition, the Taqdeer International Award is part of our efforts to cultivate a globally competitive and empowered workforce, aligned with our goals of maintaining the highest levels of worker well-being and satisfaction.”

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His Highness was speaking on the occasion of the launch of the sixth cycle of the Taqdeer Award and its evolution into a global benchmark, building on the impressive results shown in previous cycles and Dubai’s reputation among the world’s major cities.

His Excellency Major General Mohamed Ahmed Al Marri, Director General of the General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs (GDRFA)attended the launch of the latest edition of the Award.

His Excellency Major General Obaid Muhair bin Suroor, Deputy Director General of the Directorate General of Residency and Foreign Affairs and Chairman of the Taqdeer Award, saying:

“Dubai has always set new benchmarks with its unique initiatives and holistic worldview as part of the vision of its government, which is firmly committed to raising the levels of well-being and happiness of its people.”

Major General Bin Suroor said His Highness was a constant inspiration as a patron of the award, propelling everyone around him to greater heights and also highlighting Dubai’s inclusive spirit and its goal to be the best city to live, work and invest in.

Vision and objectives

About the vision and objectives of the award, Major General Bin Suroor He said in his presentation during a press conference:

“Taqdeer is a strategic government initiative unique in the world; its first cycle was launched in 2016 and its mission is to work to promote international best practices, whether in terms of worker well-being and respect or appreciation for the achievements of companies Enables a positive work environment in which people’s potential and creative contributions are valued as investments that enhance the reputation and leadership of Dubai and the UAE to foster empowered workforces and ensure their rights in accordance with the best practices and international statutes”.

On the reasons for taking the award worldwide, HE bin Suroor saying:

“We accept this as a challenge to stimulate competitiveness while promoting long-lasting relationships between businesses and workers and are launching an AED 1 million prize for the winning business that achieves the highest rating in the 7-star category.”

There are many reasons behind the award offering a global platform, not least the goal of serving as a turning point in the lives and work environments of hundreds of millions of workers around the world and for millions of companies that believe their strength work is one of the secrets of his success and leadership,”

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Creative initiatives

The award has inspired creative initiatives that are the first of their kind in the world, the most notable of which is the signing of memorandums of understanding with 12 government entities in Dubai under which the latter will offer wonderful incentives to companies that win prizes 4 and 5. -Star categories. It also inspired a gold card awarded to distinguished companies that won the 4 to 5 star categories. This card allows corporate beneficiaries to obtain great discounts and benefits that enhance their reputation locally and internationally. It also launched a special discount card for distinguished workers supported by 110 shopping centers and multi-service commercial establishments. This allows around 210,000 workers to save more than AED 300 million per year, if each of them saves AED 1,500 over two years of card validity.

AED 1 million prize for the winning company

During the press conference, HE bin Suroor revealed the launch of an AED 1 million prize to be awarded to the company that tops the list of winners in the 7-star category and achieves the highest rating in the rankings. Additionally, the top-ranked company would get additional incentives, giving it preference when approving projects, whether in the UAE or globally.

HE Bin Suroor He also expressed his deep gratitude to all those who contribute to the success of the award and promote its objectives, including strategic partners between government agencies and companies that support the work discount card. He also thanked the firm ONPASIVE, which has established itself as a new strategic sponsor, for its support and sponsorship of the award in its sixth edition and for its formidable effort to promote the award locally and globally, relying on its professional team and experts in the fields of marketing, media, and Artificial Intelligence.

A vision that looks to the future

The Prize strategy development process included making significant adjustments to its criteria to keep pace with its overall vision. Regarding the most notable of these amendments, Brigadier General Abdul Samad Hussein, Award Excellence Consultant, saying:

“We will seek to make the Award criteria a way of life for the world’s businesses and workers as we focus on transforming the concept of the traditional workforce and skilled and unskilled workers to align them with a knowledge economy. We have also focused on moving from reactive policies to policies that pave the way for proactive, future-based strategies for a happier, more successful and productive workforce. The amendments also included standards that inspire a transition from acceptable institutional performance to exceptional institutional performance.

Improved criteria and 7 star rating.

Referring to the reasons for improving the award criteria, Colonel Abdulsamad saying:

“In short, we developed award criteria to challenge companies globally and stimulate competitiveness to achieve positions of leadership and excellence in employee well-being. We are confident that companies competing in this category will seek to improve their policies and procedures in their bid to emerge as winners. This will catalyze an ideal work environment that will enhance the performance of your workforce and qualify them to become 7-star performers as well.”

New registration process

About the registration process to participate in the award, Colonel Khaled Ismail, The general secretary of the award stated:

“The technical team of the award worked to incorporate Artificial Intelligence in the registration and evaluation processes to make them more fluid and dynamic.

“The evaluation system adopted by the award is the result of continuous development over several months to achieve the desired results, making it the first of its kind in the world. Artificial Intelligence methodology is used to evaluate the inputs of nomination applications and provide the results for each award criterion separately.”

A new strategic partner

During the press conference to present the sixth edition of the award, a collaboration agreement was signed between Taqdeer Award and ONPASSIVE. The award was represented by HE Bin Suroor, with ONPASSIVE represented by engineer Mohamed Kamal, COO of the company, in the presence of several of its senior employees.

Engineer Mohamed Kamal, operations director of ONPASSIVEwelcomed the strategic partnership with Taqdeer Prize saying:

“We are delighted with the strategic partnership with this distinguished award. We believe that the UAE and Dubai have demonstrated exemplary leadership in promoting the concept of comprehensive quality in all aspects of life and in improving the quality of the labor market and associated legislation and standards to a position commensurate with Dubai’s high global ranking in all fields.”

News source: Dubai Press Office