QICC-Advocates-employee-rights in partnership with ILO and Labor Ministry

QICC advocates employee rights by being first company to implement in Qatar the pilot of the joint committee project thru International Labor Organization and Ministry of Administrative Development, Labor and Social Affairs. 

Mesaieed Industrial City, November 28, 2018 – With the aim to protect employee rights, QICC reached out to the International Labor Organization’s project office in Qatar to pilot the formation of a joint committee that will help 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 provide an open communication between management and employees to solve any work-related issues and enhance the working conditions by letting the employees be heard through nomination of their spokesperson of choice and creation of grievance mechanisms.

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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