Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah asserted his country's keenness to support the plans of joint Arab labor and Arab organizations.

In his speech before the 42nd session of the Arab Labor Conference, he called on focusing on human development plans and boosting economic relations.

Kuwaiti Minister of Social Affairs and Labor Hend Subaih Al Subaih delivered the speech on behalf of the Emir in the opening session of the Arab conference.

Meanwhile, Assistant Secretary General of the Arab League for Economic Affairs Mohammed bin Ibrahim Al Tuwaijri called for holding a special session at the conference to discuss the latest social, political, economic issues facing Arab countries and their effects on labor including unemployment.

The conference is attended by three Egyptian delegations (government, entrepreneurs and workers.) They are led by Labor Minister Nahed Ashri, Chairman of the Egyptian Trade Union Federation (ETUF) Gebaly el Maraghy and Egyptian Ambassador to Kuwait Abdel Karim Soliman.

The conference is also attended by a number of labor ministers, businessmen, workers from 18 different countries.