Doha: Qatar is taking part in the 103rd Session of the International Labour Conference (ILC) in Geneva, Switzerland.
Qatar’s Minister of Labour and Social Affairs H E Abdullah Saleh Mubarak Al Khulaifi left Doha yesterday morning on the head of an official delegation to take part in the conference.
The conference, which continues until June 12, sheds light on several topics of concern to the Arab region, including the transformation from informal economy to formal economy, promoting actions aimed at putting an end to forced labour, as well as sustainable employment recovery policies.
The conference will also discuss general survey of reports relevant to Convention No. 131 of 1970 on the determination of, and recommendations on minimum wages, as well as reports on fair migration and the situation of workers in the occupied Arab territories.
OHCHR workshop
Meanwhile, in Geneva, Qatar participated in the workshop organised by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on “The Impact of Unilateral Coercive Measures on the Enjoyment of Human Rights by the Affected Populations, in particular their socioeconomic impact on women and children in the States targeted.”
Director of the Human Rights Department at the Foreign Ministry H E Sheikh Khalid bin Jassim Al Thani represented Qatar in the work-sessions.
The workshop was organised in response to the Human Rights Council’s resolution 24/14 for discussing the issue of “Human Rights and the Unilateral Coercive Measures,” which Qatar has voted for.
The report on the proceedings of the workshop will be submitted to the Human Rights Council at its 27th session in September.
It is noteworthy that the term “unilateral coercive measures” usually refers to economic measures taken by one state to compel a change in the policy of another state.
The Human Rights Council’s resolution 24/14 stresses that unilateral measures are not in accordance with international law, the Charter of the United Nations and the principles governing peaceful relations between nations, because it is one of the main obstacles in implementing UN Declaration of Human Rights to Development.
A wide range of state members’ representatives, experts, academia and civil society and human rights agencies participated in the workshop.
The Advisory Committee on the Human Rights Council is preparing a study on mechanisms for assessing the negative effects of unilateral measures on the enjoyment of human rights.
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