In January 2022, AFNOR has taken a favorable decision for the renewal of QDVC ISO certification (9001, 14001 and 45001) related to our QHSE system of management. QDVC ISO Certificate is valid until December 2024.
QDVC AFNOR ISO Certificate 2022-2024
Women’s Day Celebration
To celebrate women’s achievement, QDVC has organized a women’s day lunch on Tuesday, 8th of March 2022. The aim of this event is to raise awareness of women’s rights and to achieve equal opportunity status in all walks of life.
QDVC to Mark Qatar National Sports Day 2022
As part of its celebrations for Qatar National Sports Day, QDVC has organized its event on the 7th of February 2022. The National Sport Day aims to encourage participation in many sports activities, stressing the importance that the State of Qatar attaches to raise the profile of sport, with its many values and benefits for citizens and residents.
BWI – VINCI and its Trade Unions carry out joint audit of QDVC in Qatar
In line with the BWI-VINCI-QDVC agreement signed in 2017, a follow-up to the joint audit in 2019 was carried out by representatives from BWI, VINCI, and its trade unions between 26-27 October 2021. The two-day audit comprised of a QDVC project site visit to check the working conditions, along with in-person interviews of QDVC workers’ representatives as well as the representatives of a manpower supply agency, and an inspection of the said supplier’s workers’ accommodation to inspect the living conditions.
In addition to the VINCI and QDVC management presentation related to our Occupational Health & Safety (OHS) and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) approach, the Building and Wood Workers’ International (BWI) took the opportunity to present its mission and actions taken to protect workers’ human rights worldwide, and the International Labour Organization (ILO) shared the positive findings from the pilot project on fee-free recruitment with STS (QDVC’s main manpower provider).
The audit also reviewed the observations highlighted during the last audit and corrective actions taken. A joint audit report will be issued in the coming weeks with findings and recommendations for our continuous improvement.
QDVC has participated in Guinness record for most nationalities planting trees simultaneously
The Supervisory Committee of Beautification of Roads & Public Places in Qatar achieves a new Guinness World Records title for Most Nationalities Planting Trees Simultaneously, adding this achievement to the list of world records achieved in Qatar. Official Adjudicators at Guinness World Records stated that the total number of nationalities that participated during the tree-planting event is 66, during a tree-planting event organized by the committee on Saturday, October 9, 2021 on Dukhan Road. The event is part of the “Qatar Beautification and Our Kids Planting Trees” campaign to “Plant Million Trees”, launched in 2019 in coordination with the Ministry of Municipality. Several staff members of QDVC took part in this ceremony, to contribute to protecting the environment in line with Qatar’s efforts in the field of development and environmental sustainability, as part of the fourth pillar of Qatar National Vision 2030.
