AGENDA

Day 1: Monday 25th October

Arrival of Ministers in Dubai – Al Habtoor Palace

Opening of the Meeting of Senior Officials of the Abu Dhabi Dialogue – Al Joud Ballroom – Hilton Hotel

10:30  Registration of In-Person Participants in the Meeting of Senior Officials

11:00  Meeting of Senior Officials

• Welcome by Chair-in-Office
• Adoption of Agenda for Meeting of Senior Officials
• Presentation of the Chair’s Report
• Business Meeting:
  • Agenda for the Ministerial Consultation
  • Logistical Arrangements for the Ministerial Consultation
  • Next Chair of the Abu Dhabi Dialogue

12:30  Coffee Break (Hilton Hotel – Al Joud Ballroom – Hilton Hotel)

13:00  Special Session on the Sharing of Best Practices

• Presentation 1: People’s Republic of Bangladesh
• Presentation 2: United Arab Emirates
• Presentation 3: Islamic Republic of Pakistan

14:30  Lunch (Al Habtoor Palace – 2nd Floor – Le Patio Terrace)

Day 2: Tuesday 26th October

Opening of the Sixth Ministerial Consultation of the Abu Dhabi Dialogue – Al Joud Ballroom – Hilton Hotel

09:30  Registration of In-Person Participants in the Ministerial Consultation

10:00  Opening Remarks by Chair-in-Office

• H.E. Dr. Abdul Rahman Abdul Mannan Al Awar, Minister of Human Resources and Emiratisation, United Arab Emirates

10:10  Statements by the Troika

• H.E. Piyankara Jayaratne, State Minister of Foreign Employment Promotion and Market Diversification, Sri Lanka
• Dr. Mubarak Fahad Al Azmi, Deputy Director General, Public Authority of Manpower, Kuwait

10:30  Former head of the G20 Employment Working Group

• H.E. Ahmed bin Sulaiman Al Rajhi, Minister of Human Resources and Social Development, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

10:40  Video Address

• H.E. António Vitorino, Director General, International Organization for Migration

10:50  Coffee Break (Hilton Hotel – Al Joud Ballroom – Hilton Hotel)

11:30  High-Level Panel Discussions

Panel 1:  Anticipated changes in the employment landscape and their impact on labour supply and demand in ADD corridors, with a special focus on the employment opportunities for migrant women.

Panellists:

• Yva Alexandrovna, International Organisation for Migration
• Jason Gagnon, OECD Development Centre
• H.E. Shamsa Saleh, UAE Gender Balance Council

Facilitated by: Jean D’ Cunha, UN Women

Panel 2:  Migrant workers’ skills examinations and recognition, prospects for skills mobility partnerships and the sharing of related data in ADD corridors

Panellists:

• Avneet Kaur, National Skill Development Corporation; and co-author, Shahbaz Mohammed Khan  
• Saad Alaqil, Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
• Thaneshwar Bhusal, Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security, Nepal                             

Facilitated by: Jason Gagnon, OECD Development Centre

13:30  Lunch (Al Habtoor Palace – 2nd Floor – Le Patio Terrace)

14:30  High-Level Panel Discussions

Panel 3:  Building technological solutions to migration challenges

Panellists:

• Anna Olsen, International Labour Organisation
• William Gois, Migrant Forum Asia
• Dr. Sameer Al Haddad, Gulf Health Council

Facilitated by:  Prof. Gibril Faal, GK Partners / London School of Economics       

Panel 4:The Abu Dhabi Dialogue’s current priorities in contributing to global consultations on migration

Panellists:

• Sedef Dearing, International Centre for Migration Policy Development, Head of Secretariat, Budapest Process
• H.E. Abdulla Ali Al Nuaimi, Secretary General of the Abu Dhabi Dialogue
• Sophie van Haasen, Coordinator, Mayors Mechanism

Facilitated by: Gervais Appave, International Organisation for Migration

16:30  Member State Reflections

• Priority will be given to Ministers of Member State Delegations
• Statements must be limited 4 minutes per delegation
• If time is available, the floor will be opened to interventions from Observers

19:30  Gala Dinner (Al Habtoor Palace – Habtoor Ballroom)

Day 3: Wednesday 27th October

Closing of the Sixth Ministerial Consultation of the Abu Dhabi Dialogue – Hilton Hotel – Al Joud Ballroom

10:00  Closing Session

• Discussion and Adoption of Joint Ministerial Declaration
• Interventions can be made only by Member States
• Awards Ceremony  
• The Awards Ceremony will recognise the contributions of the authors of ADD research papers

11:15-11:45  Coffee Break (Hilton Hotel – Al Joud Ballroom – Hilton Hotel)

• Chairmanship Handover to Islamic Republic of Pakistan
• Keynote Address by Incoming Chair
• Presentation on Expo2020 Tour (logistical arrangements)
• In the presentation, the organisers will walk delegates through the logistics for the following day’s visit to Dubai Expo
• Closing Remarks by Host

13:30  Lunch (Al Habtoor Palace – 2nd Floor – Le Patio Terrace)

Day 4: Thursday 28th October

Full Day  Expo2020 Tour

ADD MEMBER STATES

1. Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka

Head of Delegation: Hon. Piyankara Jayaratne, State Minister of Foreign Employment Promotion and Market Diversification

2. Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal

Head of Delegation: Hon. Mr. Krishna Kumar Shrestha, Minister of Labour, Employment & Social Security

3. Islamic Republic of Pakistan

Head of Delegation: H.E. Makhdoom Khusro Bukhtiar, Federal Minister for Industries and Production

4. Kingdom of Bahrain

Head of Delegation: H.E. Jameel bin Mohammed Humaidan, Minister of Labour and Social Development

5. Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Head of Delegation: H.E. ENG. Ahmad AlRajhi, Minister of Human Resources and Social Development

6. Kingdom of Thailand

Head of Delegation: H.E. Surachai Chaitrakulthong, Vice Minister of Labour, Ministry of Labour

7. Malaysia

Head of Delegation: Datuk Muhd Khair Razman bin Mohamed Annuar, Deputy Secretary General, Ministry of Human Resources

8. People’s Republic of Bangladesh

Head of Delegation: H.E. Imran Ahmad, Minister of Expatriates Welfare and Overseas Employment

9.Republic of the Philippines

Head of Delegation: Secretary Silvestre H. Bello III, Minister of Department of Labor and Employment

10. Republic of India

Head of Delegation: H.E. Shri V. Muraleedharan, Minister of State for External Affairs

11. Republic of Indonesia

Head of Delegation: Dr. H. Ida Fauziyah, Minister of Manpower of the Republic of Indonesia

12. State of Kuwait

Head of Delegation: Dr. Mubarak Fahaad AlAzmi, Deputy Director General, Public Authority of Manpower

13. State of Qatar

Head of Delegation: H.E. Mohammed Hassan AlObaidli, Assistant Undersecretary, Ministry of Administrative Development, Labour and Social AffairsSocialist Republic of

14. Vietnam

Head of Delegation: Mr. Nguyen Ba Hoan, Vice Minister, Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs of Vietnam

15. Sultanate of Oman

Head of Delegation: Mr. Salim Saeed Albadi, Director General, Ministry of Labour

16. United Arab Emirates

Head of Delegation: H.E. Dr. Abdul Rahman Abdul Mannan Al Awar, Minister of Human Resources and Emiratisation

OBSERVER GOVERNMENTS/GOVERNMENT-AFFILIATED ENTITIES

1. Government of Sweden

2. Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC)

3. National Skills Development Corporation – India

4. UAE Gender Balance Council

OBSERVER INTERSTATE UNIONS/INTER-GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES

1. Bali Process

2. European Union

3. Economic Community of Central African States – ECCAS

4. GCC Executive Bureau

5. Gulf Health Council

6. League of Arab States

7. Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development – OECD Development Centre

LOCAL GOVERNMENTS

1. GFMD Mayors Mechanism

OBSERVER NON-GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS

1. Migrant Forum Asia Network

OBSERVER INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
1. International Centre for Migration Policy Development - ICMPD

2. International Labour Organization - ILO

3. International Organization for Migration - IOM

4. UN Women

5. UN Major Group for Children and Youth – UNMGCY

OBSERVER NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL EMPLOYER FEDERATIONS AND
PRIVATE SECTOR ORGANIZATIONS

1. Takamol

2. GK Partners

3. International Organization of Employers

4. Union Assessment and Certification