Four cooperation memoranda signed during the labour minister's visit — a step toward creating jobs and strengthening local capacity in Bushehr Province

Four cooperation agreements were signed during the visit of the Minister of Cooperatives, Labour and Social Welfare to the Pars Special Economic Energy Zone, centred on developing a domestic supply chain, improving safety and specialist skills, strengthening medical services and supporting home-based businesses.

According to the public and international relations office of Jam Petrochemical Company, the agreements were concluded with the participation of Jam Petrochemical, the executive bodies of Bushehr province and scientific and specialist institutions, with the aim of drawing on domestic capacity, developing lasting employment and discharging the social responsibilities of large industries.

Under one of these agreements, a mechanism will be created for cooperation between Jam Petrochemical and the Bushehr Province Directorate General of Industry, Mines and Trade to identify and build the capabilities of producers, knowledge-based companies, technical and engineering firms and local suppliers, so as to increase the share of domestic manufacturing and make use of the province's economic capacity.

To improve health services in the region, an agreement was also signed between Jam Petrochemical and the Bushehr Province Social Security Treatment Administration to finance and purchase five advanced ambulances equipped for intensive care.

In another part of this cooperation, an agreement was concluded to carry out the “Assaluyeh HSE technological empowerment and industrial innovation” programme, aimed at developing specialist training, improving safety in industry and supporting the region's technological capacity.

With the aim of supporting vulnerable groups, an agreement was also signed to carry out a programme putting the home-based businesses of female heads of household in the southern districts of Bushehr province on a sustainable footing, drawing on the social responsibility capacity of Jam Pilen Petrochemical.

These agreements will be implemented in line with Jam Petrochemical's approach to sustainable development, support for domestic production, strengthening the regional economy and discharging the social responsibilities of the country's large industries.