ILO: Egypt pioneer in economic development, proceeding on right track

CAIRO - 16 April 2018: International Labor Organization (ILO) Cairo Office director Peter Van Rooij said Egypt has become one of the pioneering countries in economic development by its declaration of the 2030 Strategy.

Rooji, speaking at the 4th annual conference of companies' societal responsibility, said the declared strategy showed that Egypt is moving on the right track.

He hailed the support of the Egyptian government and the Federation of Egyptian Industries (FEI) to the conference of companies' societal responsibility.

Thanks to this support, today conference is attended by 1,600 companies, he said, noting that the first conference of this kind was attended by only 500 participants.

Egypt's 2030 Strategy will be carried out by the government, NGOs and the private sector.