'UAE to implement nine MoUs in 2008'

In the year 2008, the UAE will implement the MoUs it signed with nine Asian countries in 2007, an official said. The nine countries include India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, China, Nepal, the Philippines, Indonesia and Vietnam.

Dr Matyam Al Hamaadi, director of the International Relations Department at the Ministry of Labour (MoL), said, "In light of the directives of the Minister of Labour, Dr Ali bin Abdullah Al Kaabi, we'll implement the MoUs we signed in coordination with the concerned authorities of the nine countries."

She added that the ministry would also send some of its staff abroad to get training on the international best practices.
The training courses will comply with the standards of the IOL charter and ALO, she noted. Source