GCC Council of Labor and Social Affairs Ministers
 

Introduction | Principles | Sultanate’s Joining Council

Introduction:

The Council of the GCC Labor and Social Affairs Ministers was established by a decision issued by the Ministers themselves during their constitutional conference held in Manama in 1978 to encounter the challenges facing the GCC society, notably labor and social issues directly relating to humans development and welfare.

Principles and Objectives:

On the conclusion of the Council’s constitutional conference, some principles and general policies relating to labor and social policy in the GCC States were announced. This included the following:

 Contributing to achieving economic and social development and increasing productivity.

 Contributing to the establishment of a secured society and achieving social peace.

 Contributing to social development which focuses on building the human being and availing required means for enhancing the efficiency of social programmes.

 Developing social awareness among citizens and according attention to cooperative movement.

 According attention to the exchange of technical expertise in labor and social fields.

Sultanate’s Joining the Council:

As the Sultanate of Oman is one of the founding countries of the GCC Council, it has to remain an active member of the council of GCC Labor and Social Affairs Ministers, due to the importance of this council in enhancing joint action and cooperation among member countries.

The Sultanate Benefited of its Membership In The Council in terms of:

1. Enhancing existing cooperation between the Council’s states in training programmes and expertise exchange fields and the implementation of decisions relating to National labor force movement in theses states.

2. Unifying stances regionally and internationally in labor issues.

3. Utilizing the publications issued by the executive office.

4. Benefiting from strategic evidence issued by the executive office, particularly the Gulf occupational classification manual.

5. Utilizing the Radio and TV media programmes tackling labor and social issues which are prepared by the executive office.

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