The Ministry of Labor participates with the official Egyptian delegation in the comprehensive periodic review of human rights in Geneva
Share the Ministry & Nbsp; Work with the official delegation of the Arab Republic of Egypt headed by Dr. Badr Abdel -Ati, Minister of Foreign Affairs, in the comprehensive periodic review of human rights before the Human Rights Council at the United Nations Authority in Geneva .. The Egyptian participation came in the comprehensive periodic review mechanism, within the framework of Egypt’s keenness to interact with international human rights mechanisms, and openness to them to benefit from the best Experiences, and presented its efforts to upgrade the human rights system, as Egypt was keen to participate in all the review rounds that were held since the creation and activation of this mechanism, in the years 2010, 2014 and 2019.
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and in An intervention conducted by the Legal Adviser to the Minister of Labor Ihab Abdel -Ati, stressed that the Egyptian government is working hard to ensure the right to work, the right to fair work conditions, and the right to establish unions, as the three basic rights in the human rights system, as well as its connection to many other rights, and cooperate It is closely with the International Labor Organization in the fields of decent work, policy drawing, preparation of plans, and the implementation of programs .. He explained that Egypt has ratified 65 work agreements, including basic agreements, and is currently studying the ratification of three other agreements.
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He reviewed some of the recent efforts, most notably the success of the government, in reducing the unemployment rate to 6.7 % in 2024, and the average employment of young people annually is 900 thousand young people..and the state targets about training about one million young people annually with the participation of the private sector ..And next April, the National Employment Strategy will be launched in cooperation with the International Labor Organization … and in the field of enhancing gender equality in the workplace, a central unit has been established headed by the Minister of Labor, and the establishment of branches for it in the governorates, and work to create counterpart units in facilities, to achieve equality In the private sector, coordination and linking with the National Council for Women to receive complaints of working women, and to address cases of violence and harassment in the work environment, and the national gender equality strategy was launched at work, which aims to reduce the rate of women’s unemployment by 2% annually, and the ban was canceled It was imposed on women’s work in some activities and times .. Egypt also paid great attention to irregular employment, by providing health insurance programs, financing small projects, developing training and employment services, providing periodic grants and cash support in recent years 7 billion pounds on services Health and social .. In the field of integrating persons with disabilities in the labor market, more than 30 thousand have been operated in the past years as well. An integrated bill has been prepared for them that regulate their operation and ensure their protection .. In the field of strengthening trade union freedoms, the right of workers to form and join their trade union organizations and withdrawing them from them was confirmed freely .. The union law was amended to cancel the penalty of imprisonment, and reduce the necessary numbers to establish unions .. The judicial guide was issued on international work standards to be guided by judges in their rulings, as well as work to establish legal aid offices in the courts to provide support to citizens and foreign workers.
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and finally the government finished a bill The new work, in cooperation with the International Labor Organization, after conducting a tripartite social consultation on it, was referred to the House of Representatives, and includes many rulings, including the prohibition of forced work, the arbitrary separation prohibition, the emphasis on the right to strike, and the emphasis on the ban on violence and sexual harassment In the work environment, extending social protection for irregular employment, ensuring occupational safety and health, granting maternity leave for women, and his parenting authorization to the man to equal family burdens. The draft law also included the establishment of specialized labor courts, the protection of immigrant workers in the irregular sector, equality between citizens and foreigners In rights and duties.
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