QICC Advocates employee rights through formation of a joint committee

As first company to implement the formation of a joint committee in Qatar, QICC promotes employee rights by partnering with the ILO and Ministry of Administrative Development, Labor and Social Affairs. 

With the aim to promote employee rights through a new communication channel that will be an avenue for management to share information to the employees and at the same time enable employees to raise questions, issues or concerns to management, QICC reached out to the International Labor Organization’s project office in Qatar to pilot the formation of a joint committee thereby helping to upgrade the standard of working life for employees.  

As part of this collaborative effort with the International Labor Organization and Ministry of Administrative Development, Labor and Social Affairs, QICC’s GCC HR and Admin Director, Karima Cherifi invited both organizations represented by Marie-José Tayah, ILO’s Technical Officer on Dispute Resolution and Mr. Mohammed Abdel Wahed Al Obaidly from Ministry of Labor to tour the facilities in QICC’s cable factory in Mesaieed and discuss the details of the formation of the joint committee.

This joint committee will bridge the gap between management and employees by facilitating an open communication to solve any work-related issues and enhance the working conditions of employees. Further, the joint committee will be able to give Information about the decisions relating to the management and the economic and financial evolution of the company. Other topics that can be cascaded through the joint committee will be the organization of working time, the evolution of employment, the projects of redundancies, training, health & safety and working conditions. 

This project will be implemented through an election of a workers’ representative who will then be regularly coached and closely followed by the ILO. The project is expected to start by mid-January 2019. 

About QICC 

Qatar International Cables Company is a Nexans Company established in Qatar in June of 2008 as a joint venture company between Nexans and Al Mirqab Capital and is fully managed by Nexans. The head quarter and the plant is in Mesaieed with a Sales and Administrative Office in Doha. 

The production range includes Low- and Medium- Voltage power cables, control cables, LSZH cables, fire safety cables etc., with the main market covering GCC, Yemen, Iran and Iraq. The expansion will cover also include low end High-voltagepower cables with the target to supply to Kahramaa power network expansion projects. The plant is among the most advanced Nexans factories in the MENA (Middle-East North Africa) region. 

Nexans brings energy to life through an extensive range of cables and cabling solutions. Having an industrial presence in 34 countries worldwide, employing close to 26,000 people and generating sales of 6.4 billion euros in 2017, Nexans promotes energy transition through its commercial activities worldwide. 

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