Madar (Nouakchott) - Mauritania's Minister of Civil Service and Labour met International Labour Office Director-General Gilbert F. Houngbo in Geneva on Friday, 13 November 2026, as part of efforts to strengthen cooperation between Mauritania and the International Labour Organization (ILO), the Mauritanian News Agency (AMI) reported.
According to the agency, the talks covered the national strategy on labour migration and international mobility, the mobilisation of funding to implement the national occupational health and safety policy, and capacity building and the implementation of a project on the informal sector in agriculture.
The agency said the meeting was part of joint efforts to develop the labour system and promote social dialogue.
The meeting came a day after the minister's talks in Geneva with the ILO's Director of Governance and Tripartism on social dialogue and a new labour code.
It was attended by Mauritania's ambassador in Geneva and members of the minister's delegation.
