The Libyan Minister of Labour, Ali Al-Abed announced that an agreement had been signed with the Mohammed bin Rashid School of Government in the UAE, to train national administrative employees.
In press statements, Al-Abed indicated that there is a convergence between the UAE and Libya in terms of demographics, “unlike neighbouring Tunisia and Egypt. We submitted complaints to the Office of the Attorney General against a number of companies that brought in migrant workers illegally.”
“Official work on the unified salary schedule will start in September. The public and private sectors will be inspected, starting with the education and health sectors,” he added.
Al-Abed noted that the failure to approve the general budget by the Libyan Parliament impeded the 100-day plan to qualify and integrate young people into the labour market.
The minister confirmed that the Libyan education sector is not in line with the needs of the labour market.
“There are thousands of students graduating annually from various disciplines in an unstudied manner. We proposed the establishment of a center to harmonize education outputs with local needs, in partnership with the ministries of education, and higher and technical education. There are 280,000 young people looking for work, according to the job seekers system. We proposed the private sector absorb young job seekers and implement the job inspection plan,” he said.