Jafza, Danube opens classroom for unskilled workers

Press release

Published May 30th, 2017 - 09:47 GMT

The classroom located in Danube Welfare Centre will be used to deliver free seminar, lectures and a comprehensive curriculum on Basic English, personality development and computer skills. (Trade Arabia)

Jebel Ali Free Zone (Jafza), a DP World Company and the UAE’s flagship trade and logistics hub for the Middle East region and Africa (MEA) has formally opened its first classroom to train and develop unskilled workers within the free zone in co-ordination with Dubai developer and building materials company Danube.

The launch was held in the presence of Mohammed Al Muallem, the chief executive of Jafza and senior vice president and managing director of DP World - UAE Region, Dr Omar Al Muthanna, the chief executive of UAE’s Community Development Authority (CDA) and Rizwan Sajan, the founder and chairman of Danube Group and other senior officials.

The classroom located in Danube Welfare Centre will be used to deliver free seminar, lectures and a comprehensive curriculum on Basic English, personality development and computer skills.

A non-profit social organisation licensed by the CDA, the Danube Welfare Center was set up in 2012 to make contributions to society and deliver a positive transformation in the lives of workers in Dubai.

Earlier this year, Jafza had signed a MoU with Danube Welfare Centre following which motivational talks and registrations were conducted to help workers enrol for the classes. Within a sort span of three weeks over 1,000 students have registered for the classes.

It offers a range of free training courses to help unskilled workers improve their language skills and further develop their careers. The initiative includes a three-month basic English language programme.

Sajan said this was a great initiative undertaken to help the blue-collar workers learn English and better themselves. "We look forward to a long and fruitful relationship with Jafza and plan on opening many more centres in collaboration with them," he added.

Source: (Trade Arabia)

Background Information

Jebel Ali Free Zone

We are the leading Free Zone of the region that lies at the centre of trade and is part of a unique ecosystem that offers end to end solutions and growth opportunities to businesses that operate locally and globally.
With all the right resources in one place, Jafza has the foundation for you to tap into fresh opportunities with suppliers, trade partners and logistics providers to reduce your costs and increase your profits.

Company Profile

Danube

Established in the year 1993, Danube Group was founded and cultivated under the leadership of Rizwan Sajan, who is the known to be the Founder and Chairman of the Group. Starting off as a small trading firm, the company is moving from strength-to-strength, expanding its foothold in the region, and has established itself as the No. 1 building Materials Company along with other branches under its vast umbrella. In 2015, the company recorded a turnover of AED 5.14 billion and has been growing ever since. Moreover, Rizwan Sajan was ranked 12^th among the ‘Top 100 Indian leaders in the UAE’ List by Forbes Middle East.