Minister of Manpower Hassan Shehata asserted that the Ministry of Manpower is keen on interaction, cooperation and coordination with all the social partners inside and outside Egypt to implement the visions and common goals that serve sustainable development.

This came during a ceremony to ink a cooperation protocol on a program on higher education for vocational guidance for employment between the Ministry of Higher Education, the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and office of International Labor Organization (ILO) which aim at supporting the vocational track of students to link them in a better way with the loabor market.

Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Ayman Ashour, UK Ambassador to Egypt Gareth Bayley, Chairman of the Federation of Egyptian Industries Mohamed el Swedey and Director of ILO office in Cairo Eric Oechslin attended the ceremony.

Shehata said that his ministry has a number of initiatives and joint projects with social partners inside the country and abroad that aim at boosting business relations and connecting trained labor with the internal and external labor markets.

The minister lauded the interactive platform of the ministry, pointing out that it will benefit the labor markets.

Source: State Information Service Egypt