AL-SHEIKH, MARCH 14, SPA -- DR GHAZI AL-QUSAIBI, THE MINISTER OF LABOR, HAS UNDERSCORED THE IMPORTANT ROLE BEING PLAYED BY THE ARAB LABOR ORGANIZATION (ALO) IN COMBATING UNEMPLOYMENT AND ENACTING LEGISLATIONS. IN A STATEMENT TO SPA HERE TODAY AT THE END OF THE DELIBERATIONS OF THE MEETING OF THE ALO, DR AL-QUSAIBI SAID A NUMBER OF IMPORTANT DECISIONS WERE TAKEN NOTABLY ASSIGNING THE ARAB LABOR BUREAU TO PREPARE A PLAN FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ALO. HE NOTED THAT THE ARAB LABOR BUREAU HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO TAKE THE REQUIRED ARRANGEMENTS FOR CONVENING A CONFERENCE ON THE PROBLEMS OF UNEMPLOYMENT IN THE ARAB WORLD. HE HOPED THAT THE ALO UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF ITS NEWLY ELECTED DIRECTOR GENERAL, DR AHMAD LUKMAN, WILL ATTAIN MORE ACHIEVEMENTS.
