AE. Senior officials from 21 delegations will hold discussions today in
the UAE capital on contractual labour before the ministerial meeting
tomorrow when ministers from the 21 countries will address the
delegates throughout the day on contractual labour mobility, followed
by deliberations on the draft declaration.
UAE Minister of Labour HE Dr Ali Al Kaabi will open the ministerial
meeting tomorrow followed by the Director General of the International
Office of Migration, Brunson McKinley.
HE Dr Al Kaabi said: “Following today’s productive sessions, I look
forward to hearing the views of labour ministers who committed their
time and effort to this process. We will hold several consensus
building meetings in between sessions and to put the final touches on a
declaration to conclude this consultation.”
HE Yousuf Abdulghani, Assistant Under Secretary, who is heading the
MoL delegation at the meeting of senior officials and opening the
morning session said: “We look forward to discussing the elements of
the proposed partnership between countries of origin and destination.
Representatives of GCC ministries of labour had made a significant
contribution to the development of this partnership’s content and
ensured that it took into consideration the demographic and other
particularities of our region.”
The following countries will be represented at the conference:
Afghanistan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, Republic of
Korea, Kuwait, Malaysia, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar,
Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, UAE, Vietnam and Yemen.
Note:
The Regional Consultative Process on Overseas Employment and
Contractual labour for Countries of Origin in Asia, known as the
Colombo Process, was established in 2003 by bringing together for the
first time ten Asian labour origin countries from South and Southeast
Asia to initiate regional dialogue and cooperation on the management of
overseas labour.
The principal aims of the Colombo Process are to: share experiences,
lesson learned and best practices on overseas employment policies and
practices; to consult on issues faced by overseas workers, countries of
origin and destination; to propose practical solutions for the
well-being of vulnerable overseas workers; to optimise development
benefits; and to enhance dialogue with countries of destination.
The Colombo Process, following the principle of a Regional
Consultative process, provides member states and organizstions with a
non-binding and informal environment in which to engage in dialogue and
cooperation on issues related to the management of overseas employment
that are of common interest and concern.
Established in 1951, IOM is the leading inter-governmental
organisation in the field of migration and works closely with
governmental, intergovernmental and non-governmental partners. With 122
member states, a further 20 states holding observer status and offices
in over 100 countries, IOM is dedicated to promoting humane and orderly
migration for the benefit of all. It does so by providing services and
advice to governments and migrants.
IOM works to help ensure the orderly and humane management of
migration, to promote international cooperation on migration issues, to
assist in the search for practical solutions to migration problems and
to provide humanitarian assistance to migrants in need, including
refugees and internally displaced people.
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