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Rabat, 29 April 2019. The UfM Deputy Secretary General in charge of Business Development and Employment, Rachid Maaninou, participated in Rabat, Morocco, on the Mediterranean Economy and Competitiveness Forum held on 29 April 2019. This was the third of five forums held in preparation for the Summit of the Two Shores – Mediterranean Forum inإقرأ المزيد

Cairo, 11-12 April 2019. In recognition of the importance of the Trade file as a priority area of action for the UfM Secretariat within the framework of its Business Development and Employment agenda, and in preparation for the upcoming UfM Business Forum which will take place in Cairo, Egypt on 18 June 2019, a delegationإقرأ المزيد

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خلال المؤتمر الوزاري الرابع حول التوظيف والعمل في البرتغال، أعطت الدول الأعضاء في الاتحاد من أجل المتوسط ​​ دفعة جديدة للتكامل الاجتماعي والاقتصادي في المنطقة الأورومتوسطية. أبرز الوزراء 4 أولويات للعمل، وشددوا على ضرورة قياس تأثير السياسات، واتفقوا على إطلاق “مجموعة ممارسات” لتبادل أفضل الممارسات.   كاشكايش ، 2-3 أبريل/نيسان 2019 في 2 و 3إقرأ المزيد

Cascais, 2 April 2019. In the margins of the UfM Ministerial Policy Conference “Jobs, Skills and Opportunities for All”, which took place in Cascais (Portugal), a side event dedicated to “Signing of SOLiD Charter for the Promotion of Social Dialogue in the Southern Mediterranean Neighbourhood” was held.  During his intervention, the Secretary General of theإقرأ المزيد

Cascais, 2 April 2019. The Secretary General of the UfM, Nasser Kamel, met today with Cesare Onestini, the Director of the European Training Foundation (ETF) in the sidelines of the 4th UfM Ministerial Conference on Employment and Labour, hosted by Portugal. The two sides stressed the solid and long-standing cooperation within the different UfM platformsإقرأ المزيد

Side Event to the 4th UfM Ministerial Conference on Employment and Labour 1 April 2019, Cascais, Portugal. The side event “The employment of Mediterranean university graduates: Bridging the employability gap between advanced skills and markets”, organized by the Secretariat of the Union for the Mediterranean in partnership with FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e aإقرأ المزيد

Barcelona, 18 March 2019. The Secretary General of the UfM, Nasser Kamel, met today with Fakhry Alhazaimeh, the Executive President of the Agadir Technical Unit (ATU) responsible for the Trade Technical issues related to the Arab Mediterranean Free Trade Agreement (Agadir Agreement). The UfM Secretary General Kamel highlighted the importance and the opportunities of tradeإقرأ المزيد

18 March 2019, Barcelona. The challenge of transition from informal economy to formal employment is one that affects both shores of the Mediterranean. In addition to presenting a hurdle to the Sustainable Development Goal of Decent Work (SDG 9), it clearly gets in the way of inclusive development. The escalating migratory pressure witnessed by many countriesإقرأ المزيد

Around 2 billion people around the globe work informally, most of them in emerging and developing countries, including a 68.8% in the Arab World. The absolute majority of these workers do not enjoy social protection, rights at work or decent working conditions, which seriously hampers the sustainable and inclusive development efforts on the ground. Mostإقرأ المزيد