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COVID-19 and the World of Work

1-2 and 7-9 July 2020
Worker in Zimbabwe producing hand sanitizing gel. © KB Mpofu/ILO

Building a better future of work

The largest ever online gathering of workers, employers and governments will discuss how to address the economic and social impacts of the pandemic. The ILO Global Summit will unfold over five days and consist of five regional events and three global events.

Building a better future of work

The largest ever online gathering of workers, employers and governments will discuss how to address the economic and social impacts of the pandemic. The ILO Global Summit will unfold over five days and consist of five regional events and three global events.

Regional Events
July 1
July 2
Global Events
July 7
July 8
July 9
Viewing:
  • Arab States
  • Europe and Central Asia
7:00 AM - 10:30 AM UTC
* Times are shown in your local time zone

Arab States regional event

Language:
  • English
  • عربى

Key resources

The Regional Event for Arab States sets out to highlight emerging practices around the region to tackle the unprecedented crisis of the COVID-19 pandemic, and its social and economic impacts, and to share views on the application and relevance of the ILO Centenary Declaration for the Future of Work for a human-centred, inclusive and sustainable recovery of the economy.

Confirmed Speakers

Sonya Mohamed Janahi
Board of Directors Member Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Shaher Saad
General Secretary, PGFTU, Occupied Palestinian Territories
Rima Alqadri
Minister of Social Affairs and Labour, Syria
Nidal Al Bataynah
Minister of Labour, Jordan
Nasri Abu Jaish
Minister of Labour, Occupied Palestinian Territories
Nabhan Al Battachi
President, General Federation of Oman Trade Union (GFOTU)
Mounir Bsat
Board member of ALI and President of Foreign Relations Commission of ALI, Lebanon
Moubarak Al Azmi
Deputy Director General for Manpower Protection, Kuwait
Mohamed Hassan Al-Obaidly
Assistant Under-Secretary for Labour Affairs, Qatar
Mansour Al-Shathry
Chairman of the Saudi Labor Market Committee, Council of Saudi Chambers (CSC), Saudi Arabia
Khalifa Khamis Mattar
Employers Governing Body member, United Arab Emirates
Jameel Humaidan
Minister of Labour and Social Affairs, Bahrain
Hassan AL Halawaji
Vice President, General Federation of Bahrain Trade unions
Hamad Ben Khamees Al Aamiri
Under Secretary of Labour Affairs, Ministry of Manpower, Oman
Lamia Yammine
Minister of Labour, Lebanon
Fayez Ali Al Mutairi
Director General, Arab Labour Organisation
Ebtihag Al Kamali
Minister for Labour and Social Affairs, Yemen
Alia Hussein Mahoud
Executive Bureau Member / President of the Women’s Committee, General Federation for Iraqi Trade Unions
Ali Sabeeh Alsaadi
President, Iraqi Federation of Industries
Ali Belkhader
President, General Federation of Yemen Trade Unions
Ali Al Hadid
President of electricity sector trade union and member of the Executive Bureau of the General Federation of Jordanian Trade Unions
Adnan Abu-Ragheb
Employers Governing Body member Jordan Chamber of Industry, Jordan
Adel Al Rucabi
Minister of Social Affairs and Labour, Iraq
Abdullah Nasser Abuthnain
Vice Minister of Human Resources and Social Development for Labour, Saudi Arabia
Abdullah Ali Rashid Al Nuaimi
Acting Undersecretary for Communication and International Relations, Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation, United Arab Emirates
Abdul Aziz Al-Kuwari
Director of the Legal Affairs Department Qatar Chamber of Commerce & Industry