An Indian expatriate in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has struck gold – quite literally – after being named the top winner in the Outstanding Workforce category at the Emirates Labour Market Awards - one of the country’s premier honour programmes.Anas Kadiyarakam, who began his career in the UAE 16 years ago, received a trophy, Dirhams 100,000 (approximately ₹ 2,414,500), a gold coin, an Apple Watch, a Fazaa Platinum Card and several other gifts.

Anas, originally from Kozhikode in Kerala, works as the Human Resource Manager at LLH Hospital. He won the award alongside co-winner Abdullah Albriki, Head of Cybersecurity at Emsteel, in the Management and Executives branch of the Skilled Workers subcategory.

The honours were presented by Sheikh Theyab bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, De

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