Technology changing demands for various skills, Pak envoy tells Abu Dhabi Dialogue

Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates, Faisal Niaz Tirmizi, has said technology is changing demands for various skills and there is dire need to be innovative in meeting changing labour demands. Speaking at the concluding session of the ministerial consultation of the Abu Dhabi Dialogue on Sunday, Mr Tirmizi said time has come for diversifying skill sets and engagement aimed at developing skills mobility partnerships. Pakistan is the current chair of the Abu Dhabi Dialogue, which was established in 2008 as a forum for dialogue and cooperation among Asian countries of labour origin and destination to enable safe, orderly and regular labour migration to some of the world’s largest temporary labour migration countries. The ambassador said that the platform had a key role to play in establishing the principle of protecting rights of migrant workers, which is the common responsibility of labour-sending and labour-receiving countries.