Al-Sabeeh stresses importance of Arab integration – Recurring crisis in Arab world ‘annihilated’ labor markets: Libyan minister
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CAIRO, April 8, (KUNA): Minister of Social Affairs and Labor and State Minister for Economic Affairs Hind Al-Sabeeh stressed Sunday the importance of attaining Arab integration in the labor field.
Al-Sabeeh made her remarks to KUNA on the sidelines of her special honoring at the 45th session of the Arab Labor Conference in Cairo.
The conference brings together three main components of work production; employees, employers, and governments, noting it also sheds light on labor issues, solutions, objectives, and achievements.
Al-Sabeeh expressed hope the conference and the participants achieve tangible results in favor of all Arab people, particularly in sustainable development-related subjects.
“I hope the conference’s meetings highlight some issues that fall in favor of Arab people’s interest,” the Kuwaiti senior official said.
The event will discuss a report by the Arab Labor Organizations’ Director-General, entitled “Dynamics of labor markets – transformations and tracks of progress,” she noted.
The AOL’s report depicts an untraditional vision that forms a realistic ground of various sources for understanding the nature of the Arab labor markets, for analyzing their policies and the challenges the are facing, said Al-Sabeeh.
The conference is held regularly every year in April to prepare for the International Labor Organization meetings, she said, reiterating objective to achieve an Arab integration ahead of ILO meeting.
Arab integration is essential for labor and labor opportunity fields due for its positive impact on people’s life and human rights, said the Kuwaiti minister.
Such an integration at international events would highlight the violations of Palestinian people’s rights, especially since “we are all members in international bodies specialized in labor and human rights,” said Al-Sabeeh.
On her ALO’s honoring, the Kuwaiti minister dedicated the privilege to all Arab women, and said it is an implementation to one of the sustainable development’s items on gender equality.
“We want to prove that Arab nations appreciate any successful woman and empower her in various fields,” Al-Sabeeh said.
“Women in Kuwait enjoy all care and appreciation,” she affirmed, noting females with high competence and educational degree could easily find their way around various businesses and positions.
Libyan Labor Minister Al-Mehdi Al-Amin said on Sunday successive regional crises at the economic, social and political levels have led to “annihilating consequences” on Arab labor markets.
Economies of Arab countries have been affected with regional crises, namely the strifes in Libya, Syria and Yemen, said Al-Amin, addressing the 45th session of the Arab Labor Conference.
He called on Arab states to map out future strategies to enhance capacities of productive institutions, noting that unemployment among academic-degree youth in the Arab world has remained too high.
Mohammad Al-Soudani, board member of the Arab Labor Organization and Iraqi Minister of Labor and Social Affairs, said the organization is the most empowered agency in the Arab world for regulating the work market as a stimulant for the economies, backup for social stability and peaceful con-existence among the communities.
Meanwhile, the organization Director General, Fayez Al-Mutairi, noted need for serious and diligent action to enable the young Arab citizens employ their potentials and get involved in sustainable development schemes.
The Arab Labor Organization has finalized the first phase of the Arab data markets network and executing the second phase is underway, he said.
Al-Mutairi added that the ALO had inked cooperation protocols with 17 Arab bodies, adding that more ones would be singed during this year.
“The Arab states have witnessed economic, social and political events that have largely contributed to blurring the picture,” he said alluding the negative repercussions to these problems. He further called for “unifying the ranks and elevating level of performance to face current challenges so we may produce a bright picture of the Arab homeland.” He concurred with his colleagues on seriousness of joblessness across the Arab world, noting that the agenda of the session included “two technical topics,” one addressing “social responsibility of the private sector,” and the other “productivity and its role in improving competition and stimulating growth.”
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