Minister of Public Service and Labour meets the Director of Governance and Tripartite Partnership at the ILO
Geneva
The Minister of Public Service and Labour, Mohamed Ould Soueidatt, met on Tuesday at the premises of the International Labour Office in Geneva, with Ms. Fra Lisia Pact Berdikau, Director of Governance and Tripartite Partnership at the International Labour Organization (ILO).
During the meeting, the Minister reiterated the most important projects that the sector is currently launching, especially the activation of dialogue and collective bargaining bodies and the creation of an atmosphere of mutual trust between partners in line with the directives of His Excellency the President of the Republic, Mr. Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani, who attaches utmost importance to them.
His Excellency the Minister stressed the sector’s will to establish and implement a national decent work program in line with the government’s priorities.
The meeting also dealt with aspects of cooperation between Mauritania and the International Labour Organization (ILO), especially with regard to assisting Mauritania in implementing the national programme, which focuses on assisting the country in determining the representation of trade union organizations, supporting dialogue and collective bargaining, and improving the capacities of the National Council for Social Dialogue and the National Council for Labour, Employment and Social Security.
The meeting also touched on ways to develop a national health and safety strategy and strengthen the capacities of labour inspectors and inspectors to enable them to carry out the tasks entrusted to them.
In turn, the Director of Governance and Tripartite Partnership at the ILO pledged to provide full support and assistance to the projects submitted by the Minister, noting that they are at the heart of the ILO’s priorities.