Workers take part in National Day celebrations

Sharjah:three-dayuaenationaldaycelebrations have ended as thousands of blue-collar workers from different factories have participated in the series of activities including cultural, folkloric and musical performances.

The event was officially inaugurated by Salem Yousef Al Qaseer, Chairman of the Labour Standards Development Authority (LSDA) in Sharjah, in the presence of government officials and scores of workers and visitors.

Al Qaseer expressed his satisfaction on the celebrations, which expressed the love and appreciation of the workers for the UAE and Sharjah, and sharing UAE nationals their 51 National Day celebrations.

He congratulated on the occasion and on behalf of LSDA to the country’s wise leadership and to all UAE nationals and residents. He said, “On this occasion, we at the LSDA are pleased to renew our pledge to His Highness, the Ruler of Sharjah, to continue exerting our sincere efforts to implement his directives to provide an atractive work environment for workers and employers in a unique society that embraces cultural diversity and coexistence among different nationalities that enjoy their rights and a comfortable life.”

Al Qaseer added that LSDA was established in the light of the instructions by the Ruler of Sharjah to provide an atractive, creative, and ideal work environment in the emirate.

“LSDA aims to boost the labour standards and means of implementation, guarantee the rights of workers and employers. The establishment of this unique authority in the country and the region reflects the values of Sharjah and the UAE in in preserving the rights of workers and the interests of employers.”

The celebrations in Al Saja’a Labour Park included the formation of an organic UAE flag from pulses and spices by 51 ladies from a Tamil Nadu association within a period of 51 minutes over an area of 100.51 square metres.

These seeds will later be cooked and served as meals to be distributed to the workers.

The spices used are red pepper, whole mung bean, black seed, and Indian sago seeds.

Thecelebrationsatendedbydifferentorganisations with numbers of activities, such as National Day parades, cultural, awareness, folkloric and artistic programs and events, a tent for traditional activities, camel riding, falconry, free traditional food, and live folkloric music performances from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Africa.