RTA delights UAE bus drivers with Umrah trip

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RTA delights UAE bus drivers with Umrah trip
The 15 public bus drivers who got a chance to perform free Umrah organised by the RTA.

Dubai - Tanzifco Emirates, one of the service providers of the Public Transport Agency, generously sponsored the trip.

By Staff Reporter

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Published: Sat 21 May 2016, 11:07 PM

The Roads and Transport Authority's Public Transport Agency has recently offered Umrah trip to 15 affiliated public bus drivers with the aim of rising their job satisfaction and bringing happiness to them.
The Tanzifco Emirates, one of the service providers of the Public Transport Agency, generously sponsored the trip. "This initiative is part of our social responsibility towards a specific segment of RTA's employees i.e. public bus drivers with the aim of raising their job satisfaction, and bringing happiness to them," said Abdullah Yousef Al Ali, CEO of RTA's Public Transport Agency.
"The support accorded by the agency stems from RTA's keenness to support this important segment of employees and avail them the opportunity to perform Umrah. The selected bus drivers were escorted during the trip by a team from the agency to ensure the smooth itinerary and meet the needs of travelers in terms of good hotel accommodation, transportation, and catering as well as the deployment Ulama'a (Islamic clerics) to give them relevant guidance," reported Al Ali.
"Priority was given to excellent-performing drivers who have not been able performed Umrah before, have accident-free record over two consecutive years, and those who are well-behaved. Priority was given to those who have five years' service or more in addition to other technical conditions," noted Al Ali.
He commended the relentless efforts of the team tasked with the organisation of this trip to ensure the successful implementation of the event, bringing happiness to this segment. The trip included two lectures; one about Umrah rituals, and the other about lessons learnt from Umrah experience. He also thanked the Tanzifco Emirates for sponsoring this Umrah trip.
Upon returning from the holy sites, drivers expressed deep thanks to the Public Transport Agency for this great initiative, which they believe would cement the links between the agency, employees and drivers rendering them a single community. They also expressed deep gratitude for this kind gesture that made the dreams of many drivers come true, and paid tribute to RTA's policy of offering Hajj and Umrah trips to a select bunch of employees.
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