Labour Minister in a visit to “BALEXCO” was briefed on its plans to recruit citizens .. Humaidan: Initiatives to accelerate the employment of nationals in the private sector continues on

03-03-2023

As part of a series of visits to companies and institutions supporting the Ministry's initiatives and programs in the field of employing national cadres, H.E. Mr. Jameel bin Mohammed Ali Humaidan, Minister of Labour, paid a visit to the Bahrain Aluminium Extrusion Company (BALEXCO), where he met with Mr. Jassim Mohammed Seyadi, Chairman of the Board of Directors, alongside several officials of the company. BALEXCO is one of the companies working in the manufacture of building and construction materials from aluminum products through extrusion systems to produce doors, window frames and others, as it exports its national production to regional and Asian markets. Humaidan was briefed on the company's efforts and plan to recruit national workers in its respective departments and met with a number of new Bahraini recruits. During the year 2022, the company recruited 24 citizens in various technical and supervisory jobs, as part of its plan to increase the percentage of Bahrainisation, which currently reaches 58%, and it focuses on qualified national competencies and seeks to increase this percentage. The company plans to hire 24 more Bahrainis during the current year 2023 and is continuing its procedures to attract more national talent during the next phase. The minister also listened to the success stories of a number of employees who have progressed to leadership positions, where he was briefed on their professional experience and development opportunities in various production departments. Humaidan praised the national workforce present in various sectors, pointing out that qualified Bahraini cadres are one of the most important reasons for the success of companies and economic and commercial institutions. As they reflect the effective decisions taken by the administrative leaderships of the establishments and their confidence in and reliance on national human resources for their discipline and seriousness, their commitment to work values, as well as their keenness to improve productivity. That being so, the Labour Minister explained the government's seriousness in launching more initiatives to accelerate the pace of employment, support graduates and provide them with incentives, as well as provide incentive benefits to companies and institutions in order to attract and integrate citizens into the labour market. For his part, Seyadi pointed to the keen interest of Balexco to implement its plan to increase the employment of Bahraini cadres and develop their professional capabilities in light of the strategy it pursues to expand production operations, as the company believes in the role of the national workforce. He also expressed his thanks to the Ministry of Labour for its role in launching and implementing many initiatives to rehabilitate and employ Bahraini youth in diversified job specialties, noting in this context that the company benefited from the "Foras" program implemented by the ministry. Last year, Balexco recruited a number of Bahraini competencies in its various production departments, in support of national efforts to make the citizen the first choice in the labour market.