Our Minister of Labour and Social Security, Prof. Dr. Vedat Işıkhan, Met with the Bartın Business Community
At a programme held under the auspices of the Governorship of Bartın and with the contributions of our Bartın Chamber of Commerce and Industry, our Minister of Labour and Social Security, Prof. Dr. Vedat Işıkhan, met with business people, industrialists and representatives of civil society organisations.
The programme was attended by our Governor of Bartın, Dr. Nurtaç Arslan, our AK Party Member of Parliament for Bartın, Yusuf Ziya Aldatmaz, the Chairman of our Chamber's Board of Directors, Halil Balık, and the provincial protocol.
Speaking at the programme, Minister Işıkhan drew attention to Bartın's production capacity, entrepreneurial potential and development in the field of employment, and emphasised the importance of efforts to increase the qualified workforce.
The Chairman of our Chamber's Board of Directors, Halil Balık, noted that the Bartın Chamber of Commerce and Industry, with its 120-year history, continues to contribute to the city's economic development, and stated that access to a qualified workforce is among the business community's foremost expectations. He drew attention to the importance of developing vocational training in line with sector needs, shaping active labour programmes in accordance with local needs, and strengthening practices that support the employment of women and young people.
Our Chairman, Halil Balık, thanked our Minister, Prof. Dr. Vedat Işıkhan, for his visit to our province and for the support he has given to Bartın, and expressed his wish that the visit would be beneficial for our city.