Agenda
May 08
0830: Registration of Delegates
0900: Welcoming Address and Presentation of Draft Agenda
- H.E. Wasantha Deshapriya, Secretary, Ministry of Telecommunication, Digital Infrastructure and Foreign Employment, Government of Sri Lanka
0930: Business Meeting. Deliberation by Member States only – open to attendance by observer delegations
- H.E. Wasantha Deshapriya, Secretary, Ministry of Telecommunication, Digital Infrastructure and Foreign Employment, Government of Sri Lanka
- Presentation, Discussion, and Adoption of Chair’s Report
- Discussion of Possible Dates for 5th Ministerial Consultation
- Overview of new ADD website
1100: Break for Refreshments
1115: Thematic Session One: Comprehensive Information and Orientation Programming
- Lead Presentation: Roberto Cancel, IOM Regional Office for MENA
- Discussants:
- Simone Troller Alderisi, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation
- Dr Omar Al Nuaimi, Assistant Undersecretary, Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation, Government of UAE
- Ellene Sana, Center for Migrant Advocacy (Philippines)
- Moderated by Abbas Matooq, Head of International Relations, Ministry of Labour and Social Development, Government of Bahrain
1315: Lunch
1500: Thematic Session Two: Strengthening Joint COO and COD Government Oversight and Monitoring of Recruitment Practices
- Lead Presentation by Alex Zalami, Senior Advisor to the Minister, Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation, Government of the UAE and (TBD) the Government of the Philippines
- Discussants:
- Lara White, IOM Regional Office for Asia and Pacific
- Ryszard Cholewinski, ILO Regional Office for Arab States
- William Gois, Migrant Forum in Asia (Philippines)
- Mark Andrews OBE, Laing O’Rourke
- Moderated by Mohamed Shujayet Ullah, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment, Government of Bangladesh
1700: End of Day. Gala Dinner Hosted by the Government of Sri Lanka. Details TBD.
May 09
0900: Thematic Session Three: Certification and Mutual Recognition of Skills
- Progress report, Skills Pilot Project, India-UAE
- Presentation of the Skills Pilot Project, Pakistan-UAE
- A model scheme for harmonizing skills ecosystems in a pair of COO / CODs
- Lead Presentation by Professor Yaw Nyarko, NYUAD
- Discussants:
- Alex Zalami, Senior Advisor to the Minister, Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation, Government of UAE
- Government of India (TBC)
- Max Tunon, ILO New Delhi
- Anna Platonova, IOM Thailand
- Margaux Constantin, McKinsey and Co.
- Laxman Basnet, South Asian Regional Trade Union Council (Nepal)
- Moderated by W.M.V. Wansekara, Additional General Manager, International Affairs, Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment
1100: Break
1115: Thematic Session Four: The Future of Domestic Work in the Gulf
- Lead Presentation by Marie-José Tayah, IDWFED
- Discussants:
- Dr Abdulaziz Al Amro, Under Secretary for International Labour Affairs, Ministry of Labour and Social Development, Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- Josephine Amala Valarmathi, National Domestic Workers Movement (India)
- Dr Sureshkumar Madhusudhanan, General Secretary, Indian Personnel Export Council & Federation of Overseas Recruitment Associations of India
- Karim Shaheen, The Perfect Help Co, Tadbeer Centre, (UAE)
- Moderated by Jaber Al Ali, Director, International Relations Department, Public Authority for Manpower, Government of Kuwait
1315: Lunch
1500: Wrap Up Discussion and Closing Ceremony
Submissions by the ADD Secretariat:
- Draft Agenda for 5th Ministerial Consultation
- Summary of collaborative agenda moving forward
- Joint Communiqué
- Moderated by H.E. Wasantha Deshapriya, Secretary, Ministry of Telecommunication, Digital Infrastructure and Foreign Employment, Government of Sri Lanka
1700: Adjournment
