"Manpower": Egypt out of Int'l Labor Org. Blacklist

Hassan Shehata, the Egyptian Minister of Manpower announced that Egypt will not be included in the long list of observations issued Friday by the International Labor Organization of the United Nations.

The minister explained - in a press statement - that Egypt's absence from the "long list" that includes 40 countries this year means that it is not on the "short list" known in the media as the black list in the work file and presented to the International Labor Conference at its 111th session, which is being held in Geneva. The beginning of next June, with the participation of nearly 5,000 delegates from tripartite delegations "governments and representatives of employers and workers" of 187 member states of the organization.

He stressed that this measure on the part of the International Labor Organization means that the Egyptian state is moving in the right direction towards strengthening labor relations in all its legislation, decisions and services that protect and care for its workers despite the challenges that the whole world is going through, citing compliance with international labor standards, the most recent of which is on Labor Day, with measures that protect workers and provide them with a decent life.

Shehata pointed out that the ministry submitted to the organization throughout the year all reports confirming Egypt's keenness to support labor and workers' issues.

Egypt will participate with its tripartite delegation "government, business owners and workers" in the International Labor Conference during the period from 5 to 16 June next, which will be held at the headquarters of the International Labor Organization in the United Nations building in Geneva, Switzerland towards building the new republic. 

The minister will also meet with the heads of the participating delegations and the Director General of the International Labor Organization. 

He will also participate in the meeting of the Arab Group for Arab coordination in the conference on common issues.

The agenda of the conference includes discussion of items, including: discussion of the Director General’s report on the advancement of social justice, a report on the conditions of workers in the occupied Arab territories, reports on apprenticeships, gender equality, social protection for workers, and ways to achieve a just transition towards environmentally sustainable economies and societies for all.