Gulf Ministers Agree To Recruit Foreign Labour, Boost Private Sector

MUSCAT, Oman, Sept 5 (NNN-ONA) – Labour and Social Affairs and Development Ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), agreed on the recruitment of labour from non-GCC countries and empowering the different able groups.

The fifth meeting of the GCC social affairs ministers, hosted in the Omani capital Muscat, discussed a host of issues of common concern, a statement by the Omani Manpower Ministry said.

The ministers also approved decisions to boost the private sector, as well as, the council’s participation in Expo Dubai 2020, and pan-Arab cooperation in international forums.

The meeting also touched on an inter-GCC draft code of ethics, for family counselling professionals and endorsed the council’s social development strategy.