Across the Middle East, manufacturers are navigating a perfect storm of workforce pressures. Labour markets have historically been heavily reliant on expat workers. Skills availability varies widely across shifts and sites. Succession planning is uneven, while unplanned leave, fatigue and turnover introduce daily operational risk.
Etihad Rail, the developer of UAE’s national rail network, has kicked off a key awareness campaign designed to encourage logistics providers, manufacturers and heavy industry to shift long-haul freight from road to rail. This comes as the UAE’s industrial and logistics sectors enter a new phase of growth.
For many manufacturers, the workforce challenge is less about having too few people and more about not having the right people, in the right place, at the right time.
