Jameel Humadan

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Jameel Humaidan is the current Minister of Labor and Social Development{{cite web|title=Blog|url=http://blog.lmra.bh/en/2016/09/28/annual-increase-recorded-in-employment-sector/#more-3309|accessdate=9 February 2017}} of Bahrain.

Current positions

  • Minister of Labour and Social Development since September 30, 2015, upon Royal Decree No. (65) 2015.
  • Minister of Labour February 26, 2011 – September 2015, upon Royal Decree No. (14) 2011, and Royal Decree No. (38) 2014.
  • Board Chairman, Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA).
  • Board Chairman, Family Bank.
  • Chairman, Occupational Health and Safety Council.
  • Head of Quartet Committee for Expatriate Labour Mobility.
  • Head of Joint Committee for Evaluating Repercussions of the Economic Crises and its Impact on National Labour.
  • Head of Committee for Reviewing the Status of Illegal Workers.
  • Head of Talented and Outstanding Workers’ Ceremony Committee.
  • Head of National Committee for Childhood.
  • Board Chairman, High Council for Vocational Training (February 2011 – October 2015).

Membership in boards, councils and committees

  • Board Member, Economic Development Board (EDB).
  • Board of Trustees Member, University of Bahrain.
  • Member, Civil Service Council.
  • Member, Civil Defense Council.
  • Member, Education and Training Reform Committee.
  • Member of the Ministerial Committee for Finance and Economic Affairs.
  • Member of the Ministerial Committee for Legal Affairs.
  • Member of the Ministerial Committee for Social Services, Communication and Information.
  • Member of the Ministerial Committee for Infrastructure and services 2011–2014.

Regional and international memberships

  • Boards Member, International Labour Organization (ILO), since June 2014.
  • Member, GCC Labour and Social Affairs Ministers’ Council.
  • Vice President, the 16th Asia and the Pacific Regional Meeting, Bali, Indonesia.
  • Chairman, GCC Insurance Against Unemployment team since June 2012.
  • Chairman, GCC Labour Ministers’ Council 30th session, 2013.
  • Board Chairman, Arab Labour Organization in 2011.
  • Member, Social Insurance Expertise Committee for providing social insurance for GCC nationals working in Gulf countries.
  • General Coordinator, The Standard Gulf Directory For Occupational Classification and Standardization.

Arab and international participations

  • Represented His Royal Highness Prince Khalifa Bin Salman Al Khalifa, Bahrain Prime Minister in the United Nations Security Council's Conference on Human Trafficking, New York (December 20, 2016).
  • Represents the Kingdom of Bahrain in the annual conferences of the ILO, the Arab Labour Organization (ALO), and a number of other related Arab and international organization's meetings and conferences.
  • Headed a number of joint committees on the Arab and GCC countries level.

Major accomplishments

  • Participated in establishing the new Bahrain Labour Law for Private Sector, issued in 2012.
  • Issued a number of Ministerial Decrees regulating the Labour Law with direct impact on enhancing labour rights and unions’ activities in Bahrain.
  • Launched many pioneer initiatives and projects in the field of Training and employment, such as the National Labour Market Observatory, the Occupational Standards Project, Graduates Employment Project, Hospitality Institute Project.
  • Supervised and prepared a number of labour studies and programs in the GCC.
  • Former Member of the Editorial Committee for Social and Labour Studies Publications.
  • Received His Majesty the King's "Medal of Bahrain", (National Day, December 16, 2016).
  • Received His Majesty the King's Medal of the First Class Efficiency as one of the pioneer national workers (National Day, December 16, 2009).

References

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  • [http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle08.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/2011/February/middleeast_February781.xml§ion=middleeast King Hamad drops four ministers] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140724162053/http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle08.asp?xfile=data%2Fmiddleeast%2F2011%2FFebruary%2Fmiddleeast_February781.xml§ion=middleeast |date=2014-07-24 }}