Doha, May 22 (BNA): Minister of Labor Jameel bin Mohammed Ali Humaidan participated in the Doha Dialogue on Labor Mobility between Gulf and African Countries held in Qatar on May 21 and 22.
The Dialogue was attended by the Labour Ministers of the GCC countries, Jordan and Lebanon, as well as representatives of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and the International Organisation for Migration (IOM).
The Minister reviewed Bahrain’s efforts to strengthen labor rights protections, such as the Wage Protection Scheme, in addition to ensuring that labor law principles, including freedom of association and social security, apply to all private sector workers.
He noted that the Kingdom has set up a comprehensive center for worker protection and assistance, providing prevention, guidance and legal services. Bahrain has maintained its Tier-1 status in the US State Department’s 2023 Trafficking in Persons (TiP) report for the sixth consecutive year.
Participants adopted the “Doha Declaration,” emphasizing the importance of continued cooperation among Doha Dialogue member states. The declaration outlined key principles for protecting workers’ rights, encouraged the implementation of technical solutions to strengthen labor market governance, and promoted the exchange of expertise and best practices among member states to improve labor migration organization.
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