GCC labour ministers meet ILO director general

Saqr bin Ghobash Saeed Ghobash, UAE Minister of Labour, along with labour ministers of the GCC countries, met yesterday with the Director-General of the International Labour Organisation (ILO), Guy Ryder, on the sidelines of the organisation's 104th conference.

During their meeting, they discussed expanding the dialogue between GCC countries and the ILO, taking into account the distinctive nature of the labour markets in the GCC, notable for its multi-cultural environment, including the majority of the GCC labour force consisting of foreign workers.

Further, the GCC ministers stressed the need for the ILO to establish a constructive dialogue among governments, business owners and workers, and to work towards balancing the interests of these three parties.

Meanwhile, Ghobash met on the conference's margin with the Director of the Arab Labour Organisation (ALO) and discussed topics on the conference agenda and coordinating positions among the Arab delegates.