4th Islamic Conference of Labour Ministers will be held tomorrow in Jeddah

‏ ‏The Fourth Session of the Islamic Conference of Labour Ministers will kick off tomorrow (Wednesday) in Jeddah, which is jointly organized by the Ministry of Labor and Social Development (MLSD) and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC). ‏The two-day conference will gather 56 member states to explore labor market challenges occurring in the OIC countries and ways to generate and sustain job opportunities along with exchanging information on policies and successful programs. ‏The labour ministers will address the OIC Labor Market Strategy, the OIC Agreement on Mutual Recognition Arrangement (MRA) of Skilled Workforce and the OIC Recommended Bilateral Agreement on Exchange of Manpower. ‏Additionally, the participants are expected to shed light on the Execution of Youth Employment Support (YES) Programme and other related activities, the Activities within the Framework of OIC Occupational Safety and Health Network (OIC-OSHNET) and the OIC Public Employment Services Network (OIC-PESNET). ‏At the opening ceremony, the officials will attend the signing ceremony of the Statute of OIC Labour Centre.