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EU eyes stronger participation in enabling women in labor market

December 15, 2017

Hanan Alnufaie



Saudi Gazette

AS part of the global effort to enable women in the labor market around the world, the European Union (EU) has always played a lead role. This was stressed by EU Ambassador Michele Cervone d’Urso in an interview with Saudi Gazette in Riyadh. He said, “Human rights for the EU are not something far away — it is what we are. Women empowerment is a crucial part of this process. Women are the core of our humanity.”

“This year, I had the pleasure to award the Chaillot Prize to Glowork and its founder Alkhudair, in recognition of their continuous efforts in the promotion of empowering women in the Saudi labor market. Glowork supports women empowerment,” the ambassador said.

The ambassador emphasized the Kingdom is going through a very exciting time where the government under its leadership is taking crucial steps in social reforms. “We are seeing an exceptional pace of reforms. I have only been here one year but if I look at reforms from women driving to the sponsorship system to the very strict legislation on harassment to the launch of cinema, Saudi Arabia is breaking new ground in its own way that will change the entire society and project it to the next generation – this is what 2030 is about. There is a lot of focus on the economic dimension but the overall well-being of the population is an equally important aspect and this is underpinned by human rights,” he stressed.

He also added, “I’m very impressed about the positive changes the Kingdom is making, women are employed in different areas that they had not been able to step in before. Women are also highly trained and this will greatly contribute to the economy. The EU is stepping up its engagement with the Kingdom. One of the core areas is going to be people — to people engagement, which is on exchanging experiences and knowledge between Saudi people and European people in all levels. In terms of youth, we are offering scholarships, and different programs.”


December 15, 2017
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