MLSD Minister meets with MP Al-Ashery and members of Al-Dair Cooperative Consumer Society

24-09-2020

His Excellency Jameel bin Mohammed Ali Humaidan, Minister of Labour and Social Development, met with MP Dr Hesham Al Asheeri in the presence of Ibrahim Al Baqer, Vice‑Chairman of Al Dair Consumer Cooperative Society, and several board members, today, Thursday, in his office. During the meeting, the participants reviewed the development and social programmes that consumer cooperatives undertake, along with their role in sustaining the cooperative movement in the Kingdom of Bahrain, and examined key initiatives and investment projects the Al Dair Consumer Cooperative Society is implementing for the benefit of its members, local residents and the wider community. Humaidan underscored the need to strengthen community‑partnership efforts that advance development projects and encourage civil‑society organisations to turn innovative ideas into effective action, confirming the Ministry’s full support for such organisations in line with the Kingdom’s legal framework. MP Hesham Al Asheeri and the Society’s Vice‑Chairman Ibrahim Al Baqer praised the Ministry’s work to expand labour services, social‑welfare provision, charitable activity and volunteering, and they reiterated that robust community partnership is essential to sustain development projects that serve every segment of society.