Takamol Holdings which represents the Ministry of Labour of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in managing and developing the Saudi labour market, hosted for a luncheon in honour of Sri Lanka’s new Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Omar Lebbe Ameer Ajwad in Riyadh on 06 June 2024.
Extending a warm welcome to Ambassador Ameer Ajwad to the Kingdom, , Director of Takamol Dr. Wafi Assiri stated that Sri Lanka has been one of the close partners of Takamol from its inception and that they look forward to working closely with the new Ambassador of Sri Lanka in the years ahead.
In response, Ambassador Ameer Ajwad expressed his appreciation to the support and cooperation extended by Takamol to the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Riyadh and emphasized the need to further enhance relations in the field of labour cooperation to maximize win-win benefits for both countries.
Takamol handles the Musaned electronic platform which is one of the initiatives of the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development of Saudi Arabia with a view to streamlining the recruitment of domestic workers in an integrated manner and increasing the level of preservation of rights of all parties.
Sri Lanka and Saudi Arabia signed an Agreement on Domestic Workers recruitment in the year 2014. The Musaned system was introduced in the year 2015 with the view to streamlining the recruitment process and resolve disputes.
The Tertiary and Vocational Education Commission of Sri Lanka and Takamol also signed an Agreement on Skill Verification Program which aims at improving the professional competence of employees in the Saudi labor market, easing the recruitment process of skilled workers from Sri Lanka.
During the occasion, the Saudi side was represented by Director of Country Relations Naif M. Alsiqami, General Manager of International Affairs and Labor Protection Mohammed M. Alshahri, and Country Manager of Musaned Abdulla M. Alshahri. Head of Chancery of the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Riyadh Mohamed Anas and Counsellor H. W. Samantha also joined the meeting.
Embassy of Sri Lanka
Riyadh
10 June 2024
