Arab Parliament preparing strategy to combat child labour

Amman: The Sultanate of Oman, represented by Council of Oman, on Tuesday participated in the deliberations of the Arab Parliament’s preparatory committees, scheduled to be held this Thursday during the second session of the second sitting of the third legislative term in Amman, Jordan.

Dr. Hasan Ali Al Madhani, Member of the State Council, chaired the deliberations of the Joint Committee on Sustainable Development.

He gave a presentation on the participation of the Arab Region Parliamentary Forum on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

Said Hamad Al Sa’adi, Deputy Chairman of Shura Council and member of the Legislative and Legal Affairs Committee of the Arab Parliament, also participated in the deliberations of the committee’s meetings.

The meeting discussed the memorandum of the Secretariat General of the Arab Parliament on preparing a unified Arab strategy to combat child exploitation and labour.

Humaid Ali Al Nasri, member of Shura Council and member of the Economic and Financial Affairs Committee of the Arab Parliament, participated in the deliberations of the relevant committee meeting. The committee’s members reviewed the updates on the preparation for the Arab Forum on the requirements for enhancing economic integration among Arab countries, as well as the role of the private sector in promoting intra-trade.

Sheikh Ali Nasser Al Mahrouqi, member of the State Council and member of the Social, Educational, Cultural, Women and Youth Affairs Committee also participated in the relevant committee meeting.

The meeting discussed the draft Arab guiding law on combating violence against women, besides a study of developing a mechanism and framework to support Arab legislation on preserving environment in line with the Arab initiatives and the Middle East Green Initiative.

During the main session of the Arab Parliament, scheduled to be held this Thursday, Dr. Hassan Al Madhani, Vice-President of the Arab Parliament and Head of the Sustainable Development Committee, will present the most prominent decision adopted by the Committee namely establishing an “Arab Parliamentary Network for Sustainable Development”. The move aims at strengthening Arab parliamentary communication mechanisms, and exchanging experiences with organizations and committees concerned with sustainable development.