Doha: Minister of Labour H E Dr. Ali bin Smaikh Al Marri, has affirmed the State of Qatar’s continued cooperation with the International Labour Organization, and to ensure the effective implementation of the reforms recently adopted by the State in the field of labour, considering that Qatar’s election last October to the membership of United Nations Human Rights Council demonstrates the state’s commitment to protecting human rights.
This came during his participation in the meeting of trade union organisations and federations in the world via video conference technology, which is held periodically, and is an opportunity to discuss the most prominent and most important issues related to workers’ rights - in the presence of the leaders of the international community concerned with the field of labour - in addition to exchanging knowledge about the latest developments in the field of labour reform in the State of Qatar.
In his speech during the main session of the meeting, His Excellency noted that despite the challenges facing the world as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the State of Qatar was keen that expatriate workers receive health care and equal opportunities for all to obtain the vaccine.
Representatives of the International Labour Organization office in Doha participated in the sessions of the meeting, in addition to a number of international organisations concerned with labour and workers rights, most notably the World Federation of Trade Unions, the International Transport Workers’ Federation, the International Domestic Workers Federation, the International Federation of Building and Wood Workers, and other organizations concerned with this matter.
