Bahrain participates in ILC 2018

Geneva, Labour and Social Development Minister, and Board of Directors Chairman of the Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA), Jameel bin Mohammed Ali Humaidan, led the kingdom’s delegation to the 107th Session of the International Labour Conference (ILC 2018), held here between May 28 and June 8, with the participation of labour ministers, labour organisations, workers’ trade unions and experts. The kingdom’s delegation comprises representatives of the government, the Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI), the General Federation of Bahrain Trade Union (GFBTU) and the Bahrain Free Labour Unions Federation (Al-Hurr), in addition to Bahrain’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Office and other international organisations in Geneva, Ambassador Dr. Yousef Abdul Karim Bucheery. The agenda of the 107th ILC’s session focuses mainly on increasing job opportunities, as well as measures taken by member states to activate social dialogue and cooperation among the three production parties. The conference will also discuss ways to consolidate women’s participation in the labour market, equal opportunities, and ILO’s support to member states to achieve Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In his comments, the Labour Minister stressed that Bahrain’s participation in the annual ILC session is within its keenness to support labour issues, discuss the latest development of labour markets across the world, the developments of the social protection system worldwide, as well as the prospects for the tripartite dialogue.