Labour and Social Development Minister and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA), today held a meeting with a delegation from the advisory mission of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), led by Assistant Director of the Middle East and Central Asia Department at IMF, Asmaa El-Ganainy.
The minister reviewed the kingdom’s achievements in implementing initiatives related to the labour market, within the Economic Recovery Plan. In this context, he highlighted the government’s efforts to maintain the stability of the labour market and mitigate the impacts of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
He also highlighted the kingdom’s efforts to bridge the skill gap between the outputs of education and training and the needs of the labour market, in addition to the positive social effects of the Insurance against Unemployment system and the initiatives implemented by the government to raise the level of women’s participation in the labour market.
The minister also shed light on the initiatives of the Labour Market Regulatory Authority, especially those related to preserving workers’ rights, the freedom of movement of the workforce, the Wages Protection System and combatting trafficking in persons, in order to highlight the advanced civilised image of the Kingdom during the prosperous era of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa.
Source: Bahrain News Agency