Labor Minister Mohamed Gobran on Saturday said that the political leadership attaches great importance to the file of work and laborers, fostering communication with the Egyptian expats along with attracting investments and savings from abroad.
Gobran called on the Ministry of Investment to share data base of Egyptian expatriates.
This came in the minister’s speech on the action plan of the Labor Ministry in the newly-appointed government, before a parliamentary committee entitled to assess the government agenda.
A working group will be formed to determine the impact of artificial intelligence on the labor market, the minister said.
He added that the Labor Ministry will be working on finalizing the labor bill in order to meet the needs of the labor market locally and abroad.
Gobran noted that a national strategy will be outlined to promote occupational safety to protect workers and business owners along with increasing women’s employment rates.