Minister of Labor and Professional Insertion, Mohamed Amakraz, took part, on Tuesday in ‎Abidjan, in the opening of the 14th African Regional Meeting of the International Labor Organization ‎‎(ILO), which is being held on 3-6 December in the Ivorian capital under the theme «Advancing social ‎justice: shaping the future of work in Africa».‎
Speaking on this occasion, Amakraz stressed that the report of the ILO director general, presented for ‎consideration at the meeting, outlined the future of work in Africa as a means of moving forward in ‎social justice, noting that the challenges facing the continent require to develop a development model ‎that takes into account the accelerated changes currently taking place in the world.‎
The choice of the question of the future of work in Africa as the central theme of this meeting reflects ‎the urgency of the commitment of all actors to seek solutions and reflect on models and concepts that ‎take into consideration the changes and exceptional challenges hampering work, he added, noting the ‎importance of questioning the effectiveness of the efforts of all actors, governments, social partners ‎and the programs and objectives set in response to the changes that the world is experiencing.‎
Referring to Morocco’s efforts to absorb unemployment, the minister stressed that the government has ‎drawn up a national plan for the promotion of employment, spread over the period 2017-2021, with ‎clear strategic guidelines that integrate the private sector and the regions, the aim being to support the ‎ever-changing needs of the labor market.‎
He recalled in this regard that the Kingdom has initiated many programs to entrench the fundamental ‎principles and rights of work, promote labor relations and enshrine the concept of decent work in ‎precarious production sectors and give concrete expression to corporate social responsibility, ‎particularly by adapting national legislation to international labor standards.‎
In addition, Amakraz noted that the Kingdom has worked tirelessly to consolidate its historical relations ‎and cooperation with African countries to raise them to the level of a true partnership of action and ‎solidarity, in line with the new migration policy launched by HM King Mohammed VI and the Global ‎Compact on Migration (GCM), signed in Marrakech.‎
At the multilateral level, he went on to say, Morocco is working to strengthen dialogue and ‎consultation on global issues such as economic governance reform, international environmental ‎management, the multilateral trade order, development financing and the achievement of the ‎Millennium Development Goals.‎