Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member countries are fully committed to the policies and guidelines of the International Labor Organization (ILO), the bloc’s chief Jassem Al-Bedaiwi said on Sunday.

This commitment stems from the wider Gulf Arab region’s rigid traditions based on holy Islamic teachings, he said on the sidelines of the opening of the new headquarters for the GCC social and labor council in the Bahraini capital.

Kuwait’s Al-Bedaiwi spoke of a unified GCC vision aiming to regulate labor standards based on the guidelines of the ILO, emphasizing that such a measure is part of efforts to bolster “joint work” and cooperation among Gulf Arab states.

Addressing the gathering, GCC labor and social council chief executive Dr. Amer Al-Hajri agreed that greater pan Gulf-Arab cooperation is a common objective, saying the council backs any initiative aiming to bring that goal to fruition.

Bahrain’s Labor Minister Jameel Humaidan underlined that these GCC bodies, many of which are based in the Gulf Arab kingdom, aim to “unify the polices” of GCC member states, besides allowing an opportunity for the “exchange” of knowledge and expertise, he added.

Source: Kuwait News Agency