ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar recently announced Islamabad had signed the Statute of the Labour Center of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to strengthen collaboration among member states on labor, social protection and human development capital.

The OIC Labour Center is a strategic institution aimed at enhancing labor conditions, promoting employment opportunities and fostering social protection systems across member states. It emphasizes the crucial need to ensure decent work, sustainable social protection and poverty reduction within OIC member states, in alignment with the objectives of the organization’s charter.

In a post on social media platform X on Sunday, Dar announced he had signed the statute at the OIC’s 51st session of the Council of Foreign Ministers in Istanbul from June 21-22.

“This statute is an important step toward strengthening collaboration among OIC Member States on labor, employment, social protection, and human capital development,” the deputy prime minister wrote.

Pleased to sign the Statute of the Labour Center of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on the sidelines of the 51st OIC CFM in Istanbul.