Global partnerships key to success, says UAE

DUBAI: The UAE highlighted the significance of complying with international work standards and developing partnerships that empower countries to overcome the future challenges of the labour markets across the globe and their ever-changing landscape, stressing that it is critical to guaranteeing the rights of employers and employees alike.

Dr Abdulrahman Al Awar, Minister of Human Resourcesandemiratisation,saidtrainingtoadvance the employees’ skills is critical to enhance their contribution to sustainable development efforts and create more job opportunities.

Al Awar’s made these comments during his addressattheg-20labourandemploymentministers’ meeting in Bali, Indonesia recently.

Duringthemeeting,participantsdiscussedpriority employment-related policies and social issues to develop policies to create more job opportunities, reduce unemployment and empower women.

The minister, who led the UAE delegation at the meeting, said fortifying international cooperation is an urgent necessity to protecting employees across the globe and safeguarding their health and safety, as well as addressing unemployment and reducing unbalanced employment relations, inequality and discrimination that employees may be exposed to.

He called for establishing a modern and flexible regulatory and legislative environment for the job market, which “would enable business owners to adapt to global economic changes.”

Al Awar thanked the Republic of Indonesia for inviting the UAE to participate at the G-20 Labour and Employment Ministers’ meeting, adding that he is looking forward to studying member countries’ policies of developing global, comprehensive and fair employment policies that focus on the human element.

He also thanked the Republic of India, which will hold 2023’s presidency of G-20 for inviting the UAE to participate in the upcoming meeting.

“The G-20 helps refine those policies, to benchmark the work that we do and identify others with whom we can build constructive and mutually beneficial partnerships,” he said.

Al Awar highlighted the speed of the UAE’S recovery and its overcoming of the COVID-19 repercussions, which “stems from the clear and insighful vision of the wise leadership of our country in dealing with it, and the effective health, preventive, economic and social programmes, the presence of a young workforce and an advanced digital infrastructure.”

“The UAE has recently introduced several new policies focused on addressing the rapidly changing challenges facing the labour market, including the Federal Decree Law No. 33 of 2021, regulating employment relationships for all establishments, employers and employees in the private sector,” he said.