Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid holds Cabinet meeting – in pictures

  • Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, holds a Cabinet meeting at Expo 2020 Dubai on Monday. All photos: @HHShkMohd / Twitter
    Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, holds a Cabinet meeting at Expo 2020 Dubai on Monday. All photos: @HHShkMohd / Twitter
  • Sheikh Mohammed announced the launch of a new drive to boost the Emirati workforce in the private sector.
    Sheikh Mohammed announced the launch of a new drive to boost the Emirati workforce in the private sector.
  • Sheikh Mohammed said the government would provide 'additional incentives' for companies supporting the employment of citizens.
    Sheikh Mohammed said the government would provide 'additional incentives' for companies supporting the employment of citizens.
  • Sheikh Mohammed pledged that Emiratis would 'remain a priority' for job opportunities as well as in housing, development and education.
    Sheikh Mohammed pledged that Emiratis would 'remain a priority' for job opportunities as well as in housing, development and education.
  • The UAE set out plans in September to ensure 10 per cent of the private-sector workforce were citizens over the next five years.
    The UAE set out plans in September to ensure 10 per cent of the private-sector workforce were citizens over the next five years.
  • A series of initiatives was launched to increase the number of Emirati private-sector workers by 75,000, by 2026, as part of the Nafis programme.
    A series of initiatives was launched to increase the number of Emirati private-sector workers by 75,000, by 2026, as part of the Nafis programme.
  • These included paid training programmes, subsidies for Emiratis in the private sector and support for local entrepreneurs looking to leave the public sector and start their own companies.
    These included paid training programmes, subsidies for Emiratis in the private sector and support for local entrepreneurs looking to leave the public sector and start their own companies.
  • More than 2,000 Emiratis joined the UAE's private sector in the first three months of the recruitment drive.
    More than 2,000 Emiratis joined the UAE's private sector in the first three months of the recruitment drive.
  • Sheikh Mohammed said: 'The citizen is the compass of the government and the role of the government is to establish an effective balance between our rapid economic growth and the provision of a better and more generous life for our citizens.'
    Sheikh Mohammed said: 'The citizen is the compass of the government and the role of the government is to establish an effective balance between our rapid economic growth and the provision of a better and more generous life for our citizens.'
  • Sheikh Mohammed said the Cabinet had established the Emirates Council for Balanced Development.
    Sheikh Mohammed said the Cabinet had established the Emirates Council for Balanced Development.
  • Sheikh Mohammed said the Cabinet had also adopted 'a set of international economic, security and environmental agreements and an institutional system to consolidate tolerance and coexistence'.
    Sheikh Mohammed said the Cabinet had also adopted 'a set of international economic, security and environmental agreements and an institutional system to consolidate tolerance and coexistence'.