Launch of the first National Labour Policy (NLP) for Afghanistan

The Deputy Ministry of Labour Affairs of the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and the ILO jointly presented the first draft of the National Labour Policy for Afghanistan in a national, multi-stakeholders workshop on 22 May, 2016. A series of key recommendations and changes were proposed by six thematic working groups. The working groups represented workers’ and employers’ organizations, government institutions, civil society, and the ministry’s international partners. Ministry of Labour and the ILO will present the final draft of the NLP to a senior officials meeting planned for the last week of July, 2016.