Janahi named to ILO board

TDT | Manama

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Bahrain Minister of Labour and Social Development Jameel Humaidan yesterday congratulated Sonia Muhammad Janahi for winning a seat on the board of the International Labour Organisation.

Janahi will serve on the ILO board as an alternate member for The Business Owners Group of West Asian Countries for three years (2021-2024).

She was elected to the board by the unanimous consent of the member states and coordination meeting of Arab business owners in West Asian countries. Sonia Janahi is the first Arab businesswoman to hold this position since the founding of the International Labour Organisation.

In a congratulatory message to Sameer Abdullah Nass and Janahi, a Bahrain Chamber member, the minister hailed the election as a pioneering achievement for Bahrain in the international forums. The victory, the minister said, also confirmes the status of Bahraini women in the international arena.

Janahi said the achievement reflects the progress Bahrain has made in the labour and production sector. The Bahrain Chamber, in a statement, congratulated Janahi on the achievement, stressing that the decision to nominate her to the organisation stemmed from multiple successes achieved by the Bahraini women.