On behalf of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, the Labour and Social Development Minister, Jameel bin Mohammed Ali Humaidan attended the 33rd annual honoring ceremony of hard-working workers and their outstanding establishments in the private sector, which was held on the 13th of December under the patronage of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa.
The ceremony was held as part of the Kingdom’s National Day Celebration, which marks the anniversary of HM King Hamad’s ascension to the throne. It was attended MPs, scores of officials, public personalities, labor leaders, trade and economic figures, representatives of trade unions and professional societies, dignitaries, heads and CEOs of private sector companies and guests.
The Minister, Jameel, delivered a speech where he conveyed greetings from HM the King, where he congratulated and applauded the attendees for their performances. During the speech, he encouraged everyone to continue their excellent work and to take part in developing Bahrain.
He credited the government with the labor market’s great success which led to its cohesion and ability to withstand all obstacles, generate job opportunities and maintain the unemployment rate at its secure and natural level of 4 percent, which is among the best in the world.
Furthermore, he states that the achieved national success is the fruitful outcome of the existing cooperation between partners in work and development, which are employers, who are represented by the Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and employees, who are represented by the General Federation of Workers Trade Unions in Bahrain (GFWTUB), and the Bahrain Free Labour Unions Federation (Al-Hurr).
The minister highlighted the fruitful cooperation with the Labour Fund (Tamkeen) and the Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA), which, along with the Labour and Social Development Ministry, contributed to enhancing the regulation and organisation of the labour market, under the patronage and directives of the Cabinet, led by His Royal Highness Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, and direct follow-up of His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander and First Deputy Premier, in order to implement policies that make Bahrainis the best option in employment.
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