Global Deal critical to strengthen common efforts to benefit from globalization says Ethiopian Minister

Speaking at the event organized by the Government of Sweden in collaboration with the ILO, WTO and OECD, the Minister for Labour and Social Affairs of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, H.E. Mr. Adbulfatah Abdullahi said Global Deal plays a key role which corresponds to the concerns of nations and contributes to strengthening common efforts to change the impact of globalization on socio-economic performance of countries.

In the panel discussion held under the theme “Global and Deal Trade: Making Globalization Works for Everyone”, H.E. the Minister said countries can benefit a lot from this global partnership as it focuses on enhancing social dialogue and sound industrial relations. Ethiopia, which has ratified all the ILO core conventions relating to fundamental labour rights and the Tripartite Consultation Convention, is striving to promote the key attributes of labour, based on the fundamental labour rights at work added the Minister.

He further said that a tripartite structure is organized in Ethiopia where by the Government, employers and workers come together to discuss issues in order to identify a shared purpose, and mechanisms are put in place which promote workplace cooperation with the aim to secure safe working environment.
Ethiopia, according to the Minister, recognises the importance of global partnership and strong national ownership for the effective implementation of the SDGs which are crucial for eradicating poverty, achieving broad-based inclusive economic growth and realising the transformational agenda. And in order to incorporate trade aspects in the Global Deal initiative, the Minister said work needs to be done to increase coordination between labour and trade authorities, and incorporate workers’ rights in the implementation strategies.

The Global Deal is a global partnership with the objective of jointly addressing the challenges in the global labour market and enabling all people to benefit from globalisation. The partnership was developed by Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven in cooperation with ILO and OECD and was launched in September 2016.