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How do organisations mainstream and advance worker welfare and financial wellbeing in the built environment?

Emirates Green Building Council are offering a capacity building training programme, powered by HSBC, to provide an introduction to socially responsible practices relating to workers’ welfare and financial wellbeing in the UAE. The training is developed in collaboration with Multiplex and delivered by Equidem.

Why should your organization attend?

The training programme has been developed to support companies to create the best environment for workers through effective policies and practices across their organization & supply chain. Worker welfare is a social responsibility and supports business to maintain a healthy and productive workforce and also meet regulatory requirements and client expectations. Participants will gain a greater awareness of the challenges and opportunities relating to worker welfare and be provided the knowledge to implement effective company-wide strategy for workers.

Who should attend?

The training is open to all organizations operating in the UAE’s built environment engaging with workers either directly, or indirectly through contractors & suppliers. The trainings are open to developers, contractors, recruitment agencies, manpower companies, facility management and all key stakeholders involved in the construction, operation, maintenance and servicing of buildings and infrastructure developments.

Stream 1: Socially Responsible Labour Practices

Objectives

  • Build capacity on the practicalities of worker welfare management
  • Increase awareness and encourage collective action in the built environment business community
  • Provide practical pointers to manage worker welfare

Modules

Delivery

2 hour online workshops covering 7 modules

Target audience

Leadership, HR, Procurement, Safety, Legal, CSR & Sustainability Teams

Worker Welfare Protections

Topics covered: Introducing worker protections and international & UAE standards.

Responsible Recruitment

Topics covered: Cycles of abuse and recruitment fraud; Employer obligations in recruitment; the Employer pays principle; Contract substitution; the use of third parties in recruitment; informal migration and recruitment channels.

Welfare Monitoring

Topics covered: Checks and balances to measure worker welfare; indicators of worker abuse

Occupational Health & Safety

Topics covered: Ensuring OSH compliance both at worksites and company-provided accommodation; OSH compliance during COVID-19

Wage Payment & Employee Benefits

Topics covered: Best practices in providing grievance platforms to workers; best practices in site monitoring to ensure worker welfare
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Grievance Mechanisms

Topics covered: Cycles of abuse and recruitment fraud; Employer obligations in recruitment; the Employer pays principle; Contract substitution; the use of third parties in recruitment; informal migration and recruitment channels.

Labour Standards & Supply Chain

Topics covered: Vulnerabilities of different segments of the supply chain; ensuring supply chain compliance with worker welfare

Stream 2: Worker Financial Wellbeing

Objectives

  • Teach workers the basics of financial management, including saving and managing wages
  • Increase awareness of the importance of having a financial emergency plan

Modules

Delivery

2 hour online workshops covering 5 modules

Target audience

Workers

Practical Use of Banking & Insurance Products

Topics covered: Introducing basic banking and insurance products to workers; credit card or debit card applications, use of mobile banking.

Managing Debt

Topics covered: Lending from formal versus informal sources; the dangers of informal lending; Minimising adverse consequences when managing debt; Escaping the indebtedness cycle.

Budgeting

Topics covered: How to budget on a monthly basis, considering current living expenses and remittance money sent home

Remitting Money Home

Topics covered: Different platforms to remit money home; comparing prices between different platforms; converting remittance money to assets in the home country.

Saving & Investment

Topics covered: How to ensure monthly or periodic savings; long-term investment;
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