PwC takes up Saadiyat role
01 June 2011
TOURISM Development and Investment Company (TDIC), the master-developer of tourism, cultural and residential destinations in Abu Dhabi, has appointed PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) as an independent auditor to monitor its contractors and subcontractors in the area of worker welfare on Saadiyat.
The appointment demonstrates TDIC’s continued commitment to upholding workers’ rights, the company says.
PwC will report to TDIC on key aspects of worker welfare, including holding of personal documents, illegal recruitment fees, payment of wages, health and safety, and working and living conditions. The results of the audit reports will be released to the public annually.
During the reporting cycles, PwC will conduct formal and informal interviews with construction workers in their own language, as well as with the contractors’ and sub-contractors.
PwC will conduct scheduled and surprise site visits to check contractors compliance and also site visits to assess living and working conditions.
PwC will work with TDIC’s Internal Audit Department, and will also communicate directly with the TDIC Audit Committee as and when needed.
Meanwhile, the board of trustees of New York’s Solomon R Guggenheim Foundation has welcomed the appointment of PwC, saying it will safeguard the rights of workers involved in the construction of the Guggenheim Abu Dhabi museum, which is being built by TDIC on Saadiyat Island.
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