QNA
Riyadh
Labour ministers of GCC states have approved the proposition laid out by Qatar to launch the Doha initiative for dialogue between the GCC states and West Asian countries with African countries.
Doha initiative comes to open the prospects of dialogue between Gulf states and West Asia with African countries within the framework of diversifying the sources of recruitment of expatriate workers and opening new markets to ensure the labour market stabilization in the Gulf region.
This came as Qatar participated in the 8th meeting of the Committee of the Ministers of Labour of GCC states, in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, on Monday.
The delegation of Qatar to the meeting was headed by Minister of Labour HE Dr Ali bin Saeed bin Smaikh Al Marri.
During the meeting, the ministers discussed the topics related to the fields of labour in the GCC states, and reviewed aspects of joint cooperation, and ways to support and develop them during the upcoming period.
They decided to reactivate the team of domestic workers and recruitment offices for the GCC states headed by Qatar, and assign the team to set a holistic framework for the topics related to the countries sending domestic workers, recruitment costs and regulate the operation mechanism of recruitment offices.
They lauded Qatar’s hosting of the 2022 World Cup, considering that Qatar’s organization of the largest tournament in the world is a pride for the countries of the region.
They also hailed the efforts made by Qatar over the past years to improve the conditions of workers and protect them and achieve balance between the production parties.
On the sidelines of the GCC Labour Ministers’ Committee meeting, the General Takaful Company and RKH Qitarat were honoured as two leading Qatari companies in the field of replacing and localizing jobs in the private sector.
