On March 9, Ms. Ratchada Thanadirek, Deputy Spokesperson for the Prime Minister’s Office Revealed following the Cabinet meeting (Cabinet) yesterday (March 8, 2022) that the Cabinet approved the draft Joint Declaration of the Abu Dhabi Dialogue Sixth Consultation. as proposed by the Ministry of Labor This ADD meeting is a meeting between member countries in the Colombo process. (Sending country) 12 countries
namely Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam, with countries around the Arabian Gulf receiving labor, including 7 countries, namely Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia. United Arab Emirates and Yemen for the purpose of exchanging information. develop capacity promote academic cooperation including improving the quality of life and the livelihood of workers at the destination country In order for the movement of workers to work under temporary employment contracts for the greatest benefit to the country of origin of export and destination country of employment
Draft this Joint Declaration There is a scope of cooperation among member countries in 5 key areas as follows:
1. Improving access to justice for workers with temporary contracts, for example, supporting a project to share knowledge among member countries on the use of electronic tools as an effective dispute resolution system. by aiming to create a system that allows equal access Policy lessons learned among ADD member countries and others were shared, and member states were encouraged to consider expanding the scope of wage protection systems to cover workers with temporary contracts.
2. Facilitating and upgrading the movement of labor skills and comparing labor qualifications between recipient and sending country in response to the changing landscape of work, such as studying to analyze lessons learned focusing on the issue of labor skill requirements as well as develop regionally consistent skills between negotiating partners. to meet the needs and priorities of ADD member countries
Ms. Ratchada said that 3. Solving challenges arising from the COVID-19 outbreak, such as a feasibility study to develop a platform to share information regarding health measures. To accept or return temporary contract workers between ADD member countries, by facilitating communication in the local language of workers of different nationalities. 4. Gender integration in employment promotion policies such as research studies on the need for women workers in the current and future labor market. particularly in technology-related occupations and participation in the labor force of women workers in ADD member states.
5. Promoting cooperation within the region between regions and between countries, for example, through the cooperation of the chairman and secretary of various projects in suggesting opportunities and practices in areas such as inter-governmental cooperation It focuses on the implementation of international agreements for safe, orderly and normal migration. as well as encouraging the sharing of information and experiences with each other.