The Qatar-India Joint Working Group in the field of employment held its seventh meeting on May 4-5 in the Indian capital, New Delhi.
The meeting was chaired from the Qatari side by Assistant Undersecretary for Labour Affairs at the Ministry of Labour Mohamed Hassan al-Obaidli, and from the Indian side by Assistant Undersecretary for Indian Expatriates Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Anurag Bhushan.
The Qatari and Indian sides had fruitful discussions on a wide range of issues related to the movement of labour and manpower. In this context, the Indian side welcomed the labour reform measures taken by Qatar during the past years. The Qatari side also praised the contribution of the Indian community to social development and infrastructure projects in Qatar, stressing Qatar's commitment to protecting and promoting labour rights.
The two sides agreed to adopt an integrated approach to enhance the welfare of workers, including regulating the recruitment process, and strengthening co-operation to resolve issues of common concern, within a specific time frame. In this regard, they also agreed to work to integrate employment portals. In a related context, the Qatari delegation met with India Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan, and Under-Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for Consular Affairs, Passports, Visas and Indian Expatriates Affairs Dr Ausaf Sayeed.
The Qatari delegation also visited the National Skill Development Corporation in New Delhi and its centers, where they exchanged ideas between the two sides on developing co-operation in the field of skills training and certification. The Qatari delegation also held discussions with representatives of the Non-Resident Keralites' Affairs (NORKA). The two sides agreed to hold the next meeting of the joint working group in Qatar.
The meeting was chaired from the Qatari side by Assistant Undersecretary for Labour Affairs at the Ministry of Labour Mohamed Hassan al-Obaidli, and from the Indian side by Assistant Undersecretary for Indian Expatriates Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Anurag Bhushan.
The Qatari and Indian sides had fruitful discussions on a wide range of issues related to the movement of labour and manpower. In this context, the Indian side welcomed the labour reform measures taken by Qatar during the past years. The Qatari side also praised the contribution of the Indian community to social development and infrastructure projects in Qatar, stressing Qatar's commitment to protecting and promoting labour rights.
The two sides agreed to adopt an integrated approach to enhance the welfare of workers, including regulating the recruitment process, and strengthening co-operation to resolve issues of common concern, within a specific time frame. In this regard, they also agreed to work to integrate employment portals. In a related context, the Qatari delegation met with India Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan, and Under-Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for Consular Affairs, Passports, Visas and Indian Expatriates Affairs Dr Ausaf Sayeed.
The Qatari delegation also visited the National Skill Development Corporation in New Delhi and its centers, where they exchanged ideas between the two sides on developing co-operation in the field of skills training and certification. The Qatari delegation also held discussions with representatives of the Non-Resident Keralites' Affairs (NORKA). The two sides agreed to hold the next meeting of the joint working group in Qatar.
