A Coordination Meeting Held Between Representatives of Industrialists, Traders, and Transport Unions
Under the chairmanship of the Minister of Labor and Social Affairs, Alhaj Mullah Abdul Manan Omari, and with the participation of the Advisor to the Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs, Mawlawi Abdul Wali Rahmat; the Deputy Minister of Finance, Mawlawi Abdul Mateen Saeed; and the Deputy Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation, Mawlawi Abdul Salam Haidari, a coordination and understanding meeting was held with the representatives of industrialists, traders, and cargo transport vehicle unions. The meeting purpose was to ensure better implementation of the cargo vehicle queuing (lining up) procedure.
Based on the guidance of the Amir al-Mu’minin (may Allah protect him) that in all decisions, the conflicting interests of the three parties be seriously taken into consideration; balance be created between the operation of old and new model cargo vehicles; public interest be prioritized alongside the interests of both industrialists and traders; increases in freight charges and monopolization be prevented; commercial goods be transported on time from all ports of the country to their designated destinations; the role of commission agents between traders and drivers be eliminated; and, finally, that each major commercial company transport only its own goods using its affiliated cargo vehicles. The Minister of Labor and Social Affairs, Alhaj Mullah Abdul Manan Omari, added these remarks with the participants of the meeting.
During the meeting, all three sides shared their suggestions, concerns, and complaints about how the system is currently working.
At the end of the meeting, it was decided that all parties will submit their suggestions and complaints in written detail before the next meeting a special based on the guidance of the Amir al-Mu’minin (may Allah protect him) a commission has been formed to resolve long-standing disputes between industrialists, traders, and transport unions under the leadership of the Minister of Labor and Social Affairs, with the membership of other relevant Emirate institutions and unions.
