UAE adopts integrated climate-conscious policies to boost job prospects in market

UAE adopts integrated climate-conscious policies to boost job prospects in market

DUBAI / WAM The UAE adopts a set of integrated policies to enhance and diversify job opportunities, boost employment rates, and drive economic prosperity in the country as part of its tireless efforts to combat climate change. This statement was made during a special session by the International Labour Organisation (ILO), held on the sidelines ...

DUBAI / WAM

The UAE adopts a set of integrated policies to enhance and diversify job opportunities, boost employment rates, and drive economic prosperity in the country as part of its tireless efforts to combat climate change. This statement was made during a special session by the International Labour Organisation (ILO), held on the sidelines of the 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28), which is taking place at Expo City Dubai.

The ILO and the Islamic Development Bank released a report titled “The social and employment impacts of decarbonisation and green industrial growth scenarios for the Middle East and North Africa region,” during the session, which brought together Shayma Al Awadhi, Assistant Under-Secretary for Communication and International Relations at the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MoHRE); Gert Jan Koopman, Director-General of the European Union’s Directorate-General for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations; El Sayed Torky, Senior Advisor