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LBCI
16-04-2025
- Politics
- LBCI
Ministerial committee on Syrian displaced persons discusses initial plan for their safe and dignified return to their country
The ministerial committee on Syrian displaced persons held its second meeting, led by Deputy Prime Minister Tarek Metri and attended by Ministers Michel Mnassa, Ahmad Al-Hajjar, Haneen Sayed, Adel Nassar, and Mohammad Haidar, with Minister Youssef Raji absent due to travel. The attendees continued gathering accurate information about the number of Syrian displaced persons and their legal, social, and economic situations. They also discussed previous official attempts to return displaced Syrians to their home country. In light of Lebanon's firm stance against resettlement in all its forms, the committee reviewed the preliminary plan for the safe and dignified return of the displaced to Syria. They affirmed Lebanon's readiness to implement the plan in cooperation with Syrian authorities and relevant international organizations. Tarek Metri, the committee chair, and Minister Haneen Sayed also met with a Syrian delegation led by Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Hind Kabawat to discuss all aspects of returning displaced Syrians to their homeland.
Shafaq News
13-03-2025
- Politics
- Shafaq News
Iraq: Most Syrian workers are undocumented
Shafaq News/ Iraq is working to regulate foreign labor, but Syrian workers have been excluded, Minister of Labor and Social Affairs, Ahmed Al-Asadi, announced on Thursday. 'We have taken steps to correct the status of foreign workers, but Syrians have not benefited because they did not enter through official channels,' he explained in a televised interview. Most Syrian workers, he noted, entered Iraq illegally, either through smuggling routes or from the Kurdistan Region, making up 80-90% of employees in Baghdad's restaurants. 'The number of Arab and foreign workers in Iraq exceeds 800, 000,' Al-Asadi stated, stressing that Iraqi law requires employers to hire one Iraqi worker for every foreign worker. A video recently circulated showing a masked group assaulting Syrian workers in Iraq. In response, the government announced it would pursue legal action against members of an armed faction identified in the video. Meanwhile, Iraqi security forces have begun monitoring social media accounts and arresting Syrians accused of promoting terrorism, following a surge in violence along Syria's coastal region. Security sources reported that authorities had also issued directives to scrutinize the records of all Syrians in Iraq, particularly those with expired residency permits
See - Sada Elbalad
31-01-2025
- Business
- See - Sada Elbalad
AGFUND and Armenia Enhance Collaboration on Women's Empowerment and Social Development
Pasant Elzaitony His Royal Highness Prince Abdul Aziz bin Talal bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud, Chairman of AGFUND's Board of Directors met at AGFUND His Excellency Mr. Narek Mkrtchyan, Minister of Labor and Social Affairs of the Republic of Armenia, where both held discussions to strengthen bilateral cooperation on critical development initiatives. This visit follows the efforts initiated during the visit of His Royal Highness to Armenia in November 2024, where he engaged with Armenian administration to identify areas of mutual collaboration. In a significant step forward, AGFUND approved a project for Armenia titled 'LEAP Forward: Lifelong Education and Advancement Program for Women' in December 2024. This project, to be implemented in partnership with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the Armenian Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs, is designed to promote women's economic participation and empowerment in Armenia. It also underscores the shared commitment of AGFUND and Armenia to advancing gender equality and inclusive development. The LEAP Forward initiative aims to address these challenges by providing targeted education, skills development, and capacity-building programs. Special attention will be given to vulnerable groups, including rural women, ethnic minorities, forcibly displaced persons, and individuals with disabilities. The program will integrate non-formal and continuous education, mentorship, career guidance, and employment linkages to foster long-term socioeconomic inclusion and resilience. During the visit, both parties discussed strategic priorities for the AGFUND-Armenia partnership, emphasizing the importance of multi-stakeholder engagement, sustainable impact, and gender-responsive policies. They reaffirmed their shared commitment to advancing social and economic development through evidence-based, scalable, and inclusive initiatives that align with global development goals, with a focus on the recently announced during COP 16 'The Global Flagship Initiative for Food Security' that aims to supporting smallholder farmers and alleviate desertification, land degradation, drought, and climate change.
Iraqi News
30-01-2025
- Business
- Iraqi News
Minister of Labor: Iraq prioritizes enhancing cooperation with international and regional organizations
Baghdad - INA Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Ahmed Al-Asadi confirmed today, Thursday, that Iraq places enhancing cooperation with international and regional organizations at the heart of its priorities. A statement by the ministry - received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA) - stated that "Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Ahmed Al-Asadi, discussed during his meeting with the Director-General of the Labor Center affiliated with the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, Azar Bayramov, ways to enhance joint cooperation, on the sidelines of his participation in the International Labor Market Conference held in the Saudi capital, Riyadh." Al-Asadi stressed - according to the statement - "the importance of the vital role played by the Labor Center in addressing issues that affect broad segments of society," stressing that "the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs in Iraq is ready to cooperate in various related fields, including labor policies, training, and capacity development, to achieve common goals and enhance partnership between the two sides." Al-Asadi added that "Iraq places enhancing cooperation with international and regional organizations at the heart of its priorities, and seeks to employ its accumulated expertise to serve labor and social development issues." For his part, Bayramov expressed his "appreciation for the efforts of the Republic of Iraq," praising "it being one of the first countries to ratify the center's bylaws, which contributed to its entry into force." He stressed that "the Labor Center is ready to provide its programs and services in various fields, including developing labor policies, vocational training, and capacity building," expressing his "keenness to expand the horizons of cooperation with the Iraqi Ministry of Labor and benefit from the expertise of its qualified staff." Bayramov praised "the historical status of Iraq, especially Baghdad, which has been a beacon of civilization in the Islamic world throughout the ages," noting that "this historical legacy is an incentive for more fruitful cooperation in serving labor and social development issues."
