The Minister of Human Resources and Emiratisation, Nasser Bin Thani Al-Hamli, said that the State has recognized the challenges of technological development on the future of the workforce and implemented strategic plans aimed at moving the labor market to a new stage based on training and developing the skills of citizens, in order to increase their competitiveness in parallel with attracting international talents and talents. The framework of efforts to move towards a competitive knowledge economy, and that the labor market in the country be one of the most attractive global markets for people with skills.
This came at the opening of the fifth ministerial consultation meeting of the Abu Dhabi Dialogue, which started in Dubai yesterday, and continues today with the presence and participation of the concerned ministers, heads and members of the delegations of the Member States in the dialogue and senior officials in the regional consultation tracks, the International Organization for Migration, the International Labor Organization and the African Union Commission for Social Affairs. Meeting ways to educate and guide workers during the two stages before leaving the sending countries.
During the meeting, the UAE took over the presidency of the Abu Dhabi Dialogue for 2019 and 2020 amid the welcome of member states in the dialogue, which was launched in 2008 at the initiative of the UAE to form a government platform for cooperation between Asian countries sending and receiving labor to identify best practices for the transfer of temporary contractual labor between these countries. And promote mutual developmental benefits.
The Abu Dhabi Dialogue comprises 16 countries including the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Thailand, Malaysia, Bangladesh, Philippines, India, Indonesia and Vietnam.
Hamli stressed during the meeting «the importance of international cooperation to face the challenges and requirements of the future of work, especially in light of the race and global competition to attract competencies that will enhance the competitiveness of the economies of countries».
Al Hamli said that the challenges of the future of work call for setting new priorities for the Abu Dhabi Dialogue to support the plans and policies of member states to enable them to build their capacities and develop skills to deal with technological developments, and their impact on labor markets such as focusing on the relationship between labor mobility and the future of jobs and new jobs.
He stressed the need to strengthen the role of the «Abu Dhabi Dialogue» countries in the global dialogue on the movement of labor across borders, through interaction with other regional consultation tracks in the world to exchange experiences and cooperation on a broader level to enhance the development impact of labor mobility.
He said that the UAE will work to implement these priorities in partnership with the member states of the Abu Dhabi Dialogue, which since its inception in 2008 has focused on achieving priorities consistent with that stage in terms of discussing best practices for the transfer of temporary contractual labor between countries, and building bridges of trust between the «Dialogue» countries. Developed under the presidency of Kuwait in 2014, it became a platform for cooperation and the implementation of bilateral and multilateral partnerships, and later witnessed a new phase under the presidency of Sri Lanka in 2017 was characterized by the application of new ideas on the management of labor transition in order to experiment and evaluate it transparently.
The ministerial meeting witnessed four discussion sessions on ways to educate and guide workers during the pre-departure stages of the sending countries and after their arrival in the receiving countries and mechanisms for workers' enjoyment of banking and financial services online, in addition to reviewing opportunities for cooperation between member states in the Abu Dhabi dialogue on issues related to the future of work. Transition for action, review of opportunities and challenges for interregional cooperation on mobility for action and regional contributions to relevant global consultations.
During the meeting, they reviewed the progress of the programs emanating from the Abu Dhabi Dialogue, including the use of technology in the management of recruitment and employment processes, documentation of skills and mutual recognition and a comprehensive mobile employment orientation program among member states.
- Nasser Al-Hamli:
The UAE realized early on the challenges of technological development
On the future of work.
- Labor market intervention
New stage dependent
On competitive.