Baku. 12 Nov. REPORT.AZ / Saudi Arabia signed the statute of the Labor Centre of the Organization of the Islamic Cooperation, Report informs citing ArabNews.
The signing ceremony was held at the headquarters of the OIC General Secretariat in Jeddah. The agreement was signed by Saudi Labor Minister Ahmed bin Sulaiman Al-Rajhi in the presence of OIC Secretary-General Dr. Yousef bin Ahmed Al-Othaimeen and Azerbaijan Ambassador Shahin Abdulayev, as Azerbaijan is the headquarter state of the Labor Centre.
Notably, the headquarters of the organization's labor Center is located in Azerbaijan
The center aims at strengthening and empowering social development efforts of the OIC member states. It gives a strong impetus to the collective efforts of the member states to prepare the labor force of the OIC countries to meet the challenges of globalization and trade liberalization. The activation of the center will also promote mutually beneficial cooperation among Islamic countries.