Tunisia at Doha Dialogue affirms willingness to build effective partnerships in employment and training fields

Tunis: During its participation in the Doha Dialogue on Labour Mobility between GCC and African Countries, Tunisia underlined commitment to building effective partnerships in employment, vocational training and private entrepreneurship fields.

Organised on May 21-22 in Doha, Qatar, the event brings together 8 countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and 25 African Union member states, according to a Ministry of Employment and Vocational Training press release.

The Doha dialogue aims to enhance joint coordination and address current and future challenges facing countries of origin and destination, with regard to African labour mobility to the GCC, Jordan and Lebanon, according to the same source.to

It also seeks to create a common and sustainable platform for dialogue and exchange of experiences with Asian countries to address challenges and develop mechanisms for the mutual recognition of skills, the recruitment and employment process, the role of technology and other common issues.

Moreover, the g
oal is to improve the working conditions of African migrants, which will be beneficial to the economies of the countries of origin and destination, and to encourage regulated employment channels for African labour in line with the needs of the Gulf labour market, while complying with the national labour policies of the Gulf countries, Jordan and Lebanon, the press release pointed out.

Speaking at the event, Secretary of State in charge of Communitarian Companies Riadh Chaoued outlined the main thrusts of Tunisia’s policy on migration management, including the development of legislative and regulatory texts, the boosting of international cooperation, the development of a data and information sharing system and the monitoring of labour market developments in the Gulf and Africa.

The Tunisian government is also endeavouring to set up a system for the mutual recognition of diplomas and skills between the GCC countries and African countries, and on integrating labour migration into the national policies of these
countries, to serve their economic and social development, Chaoued added.

Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse