Ooredoo’s new chief business officer Sheikh Nasser bin Hamad al-Thani has participated in the 2014 UN Forum on Business and Human Rights at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.
The annual forum, which examines business and human rights in the world, received more than 1,500 participants from more than 100 countries.
On behalf of Ooredoo, Sheikh Nasser hosted delegates at the Ooredoo booth and showcased the importance of business and human rights as a top priority for the company.
“As a community-focused company, Ooredoo is guided by its vision of enriching people’s lives. We believe that to create a truly-efficient and happy work environment, you need to build trust and loyalty. This is why we have a non-discriminatory recruitment policy and hire new candidates based on their competence and potential, as well as pay them based on experience
and performance,” he said.
The three-day event gathered business leaders, government representatives, NGOs, and other civil society groups. Sectors represented included manufacturing, information and communications technology, mining, oil and energy, agribusiness, and banking and finance.
Qatar representative to the UN Faisal bin Abdulla al-Henzab said: “I fully support Ooredoo’s participation in the events. As a company crucial to Qatar, Ooredoo’s honesty and openness in their employment protocols and goals have helped show the world our country’s commitment to the subject of business and human rights.”
The forum, now in its third year, provides an opportunity to assess global progress in the implementation of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, endorsed in 2011 – the first authoritative global framework to address the impact of business on all human rights.
This was the latest in a series of high-profile CSR event attendances for Ooredoo as the company aims to enrich the lives of its customers
and communities in Qatar.