Dubai's publicly owned taxi company is searching for new drivers, as demand for transport soars.
A recruitment day will be held on Friday in which potential drivers will be offered monthly salaries of Dh2,000 plus commission.
Positions are open for men and women, who work in a “pink taxi” fleet that serves women and families only.
In an online advertisement, Privilege Labour Recruitment said a walk-in day would be held on Friday, March 10, from 8am until 2pm at its headquarters at Office M-11, Abu Hail Centre, Deira.
Applicants must have a residency visa, Emirates ID and a valid driving licence. They must be aged between 23 and 55, the advert read.
Dubai Taxi Corporation, run by the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), has 5,700 vehicles. Most of the vehicles run 24 hours a day, operated by drivers on 12-hour split shifts.
Demand has been supplemented by the growth of Careem and parent company Uber, which connects privately owned limo companies with customers via their apps.
But demand has noticeably outstripped supply in recent months.
Thousands of drivers have been sent to Expo 2020 Dubai, which began on October 1 and ends on March 31, and taxis are hard to come by in that side of town in particular.
The city has also experienced post-pandemic population growth, with thousands of new arrivals every month.
As The National reported in January, Dubai's population is set to hit 3.5 million in the coming months. There are official projections that 5.8 million people will live in the emirate by 2040 — placing the roads under significant strain. Many new arrivals are expected to be from Russia and Sub-Saharan Africa.
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The more serious side of specialty coffee
While the taste of beans and freshness of roast is paramount to the specialty coffee scene, so is sustainability and workers’ rights.
The bulk of genuine specialty coffee companies aim to improve on these elements in every stage of production via direct relationships with farmers. For instance, Mokha 1450 on Al Wasl Road strives to work predominantly with women-owned and -operated coffee organisations, including female farmers in the Sabree mountains of Yemen.
Because, as the boutique’s owner, Garfield Kerr, points out: “women represent over 90 per cent of the coffee value chain, but are woefully underrepresented in less than 10 per cent of ownership and management throughout the global coffee industry.”
One of the UAE’s largest suppliers of green (meaning not-yet-roasted) beans, Raw Coffee, is a founding member of the Partnership of Gender Equity, which aims to empower female coffee farmers and harvesters.
Also, globally, many companies have found the perfect way to recycle old coffee grounds: they create the perfect fertile soil in which to grow mushrooms.
