Bahrain Participates in Business Development Meetings of GCC Committee of Ministers of Labour

21-02-2023

Mr. Ahmed Al-Hayki, Assistant Undersecretary for Labour Affairs at the Ministry of Labour, participated in the first meeting of the Business Development Team of the GCC Committee of Ministers of Labour. This meeting is hosted by the Sultanate of Oman from 20-21 February 2023, in the capital, Muscat, in the presence of representatives of the Ministries of Labour in the GCC States, the General Secretariat of the GCC States, the Executive Office of the Council of Ministers of Labour and Ministers of Social Affairs in the GCC States. During its two-day coordination meeting, the advisory team will follow up on the outputs of the business development study in the Committee of Ministers of Labor and develop an implementation plan for it. The representatives of the ministries of labour will also discuss the priorities of joint Gulf action in the field of manpower, as well as the restructuring of committees and teams under the GCC Committee of Ministers of Labour. Additionally, this meeting will study other topics related to the development of labour market policies in the GCC States, the development of plans and programs to develop the workforce, not to mention enhance the preservation of the basic rights of workers.