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00:00:01It could be booby traps
00:00:04or any type of mines or war
00:00:08remnants. Of course, this refers to mines
00:00:11and war remnants. The second thing is adherence
00:00:14to safety and security rules regarding warnings for
00:00:18and security rules. Be meteorological conditions or
00:00:21any danger that may occur due to storms
00:00:25or heavy rains that cause floods,
00:00:28leading to the destruction of some infrastructure that
00:00:32is already greatly damaged and fragile.
00:00:35I especially mention the Al-Badah region,
00:00:4090% probability of this where the soil type does not absorb water,
00:00:43visits, and based on complaints which leads to the formation of very strong
00:00:46flash floods. As for some other regions,
00:00:49today we are talking about the eastern region, so the risk of floods is
00:00:53greater than in regions where the soil
00:00:56has a greater ability to absorb
00:01:00water. Today we are facing potential
00:01:04dangers within the
00:01:08governorates. Of course, regarding the second
00:01:11issue that we are suffering from,
00:01:14it is the fragile or completely destroyed
00:01:17infrastructure as a result of 14
00:01:21years of war during which there was no
00:01:24repair
00:01:26should try to be smarter than the people. The people turned out to be smarter than or development of the infrastructure. In addition
00:01:29to that, today the ministry is forming operations rooms
00:01:33within the directorates, as well as the Syrian
00:01:36governorates, in coordination with all other government
00:01:41and representatives of employers entities, such as the Ministry of Defense, the Ministry of Interior,
00:01:43their psyche is free and and the Governorate Councils, to coordinate work and respond more effectively to secure
00:01:47our civilian people in these areas
00:01:52Al-Quneitra are an integral that may be exposed to a certain danger. Well, welcome again, Professor Youssef. Regarding
00:01:56the road, where have the operations to open
00:02:01the road reached? Have you been able to reopen
00:02:04it, and what is expected in the coming
00:02:08period? What measures will you take?
00:02:11First of all, as for our work
00:02:14as development teams and disaster management, our work
00:02:18is limited to emergency responses. However, the matter has
00:02:21extended to the Ministry of Emergency
00:02:24and disaster management teams and civil defense teams to secure civilians in the first place, because we value
00:02:28the lives of civilians or lives, or the work of civil defense teams. Today,
00:02:32after the road connecting Deir Ezzor and Raqqa
00:02:35was cut off, the teams are working
00:02:39or non-existent with all their efforts in coordination with other parties to secure
00:02:42the road and open other roads that can help our civilian
00:02:46people overcome this matter and reach
00:02:49safely between governorates. We have more than one road, and it is not the only
00:02:53affected road, but work is being done initially
00:02:56to secure the road. However, we cannot
00:03:00set a time limit due to
00:03:03the negative effects that have resulted from
00:03:07the floods and heavy rains. I mean, we cannot give a time limit because we
00:03:11see that the weather conditions are not helping
00:03:14us, in addition to the equipment, which may
00:03:18be transferred between governorates, and we have
00:03:21other priorities. However, work is underway to fully secure the roads, God willing, to secure
00:03:25our civilians and prevent them from falling into danger again. Okay,
00:03:29you said that this is not the only road; there are other roads. Could
00:03:32you tell us about the roads that are also facing
00:03:35problems in opening them
00:03:38due to these floods?
00:03:40Of course, as a result
00:03:44of the floods caused by the heavy rains that
00:03:48with the law and a gradual fell on the eastern region, eight bridges
00:03:51were destroyed, including bridges and
00:03:54dirt bridges. This hindered
00:04:02but about rebuilding the ability to live. of workers and employers. the movement of our civilians between the governorates and also hindered the work of the Civil Defense
00:04:06team for rescue operations, which
00:04:09resulted in some of our civilians being trapped
00:04:13in these areas between
00:04:16the governorates. We had water accumulations,
00:04:19and floods formed, which led to the cutting off of roads and access
00:04:22to our trapped civilians in these areas. Currently,
00:04:26the Civil Defense team is coordinating with the other party
00:04:30to fully secure these roads, such as the Asriya area,
00:04:33where a bridge in the Asriya area collapsed,
00:04:37in addition to the Al-Sulaymaniyah bridge, where there were
00:04:40fatalities. In addition, we now have a missing
00:04:44person. As for the second
00:04:47person, Ismail Ahmed Shihab, he was found today
00:04:50by the grace of God and the efforts of the emergency teams
00:04:55submitted during this and coordination with
00:04:57the Ministry of Defense and Human Resources. Those
00:05:01inspection, in efforts that integrate present and working are still searching for the other
00:05:06be told. From person. Yes, okay, so
00:05:09at the end of this
00:05:12meeting, what message do
00:05:16you address to the people in general? We are talking about
00:05:19many damaged
00:05:21cities and vast areas.
00:05:24Of course, we always advise civilians to adhere
00:05:27to safety
00:05:31very careful with the warnings issued by the Ministry
00:05:35of Administration and Disaster Management and take them seriously, including
00:05:39response and caution against these
00:05:42dangers, because these warnings
00:05:45and alerts are issued after studies and forecasts
00:05:49that predict 80 or
00:05:52danger occurring. So, avoiding and preventing
00:05:56these dangers as much as possible in dangerous areas.
00:06:00Okay, also,
00:06:02with a question about the difficulties
00:06:05you face in light of these floods, were these floods
00:06:09or flash floods caused by the
00:06:12climate, or are there other reasons,
00:06:16such as a dilapidated infrastructure?
00:06:19Of course, the biggest challenge
00:06:21is the
00:06:24scale of the disaster in general. Today, we are talking about several
00:06:27governorates that have been responded to at the same
00:06:31time, with the number of responses exceeding 600
00:06:34responses and more than 600 responses, and receiving
00:06:38reports of more than a thousand reports
00:06:41about the weather situation in the Syrian governorates.
00:06:44We are not only talking about Raqqa governorate or Deir
00:06:47Ezzor governorate, but we also had Raqqa, Deir Ezzor, Hasaka,
00:06:51Aleppo, Idlib. We also have Latakia,
00:06:54Hama, Homs. So the catastrophic scale and area
00:06:58of the disaster were very large. So this was the biggest
00:07:02challenge we had in the first place. The second
00:07:06thing was the cutting off of some roads and the inability
00:07:09to reach our trapped civilians
00:07:12in these areas where floods and water
00:07:16accumulations occurred, which delayed the response process and reaching our
00:07:20civilians. The third issue is the lack
00:07:23of heavy machinery for the Civil Defense, in addition
00:07:27to some other institutions. This
00:07:30also hindered and posed a great challenge for
00:07:34the response of emergency
00:07:37in responding to floods. Of course,
00:07:41the formation of floods is not primarily due
00:07:44to the low pressure system.
00:07:47Rather, it is due to the fragile
00:07:51infrastructure in all regions of Syria. Today,
00:07:55we are talking about 14 years of war
00:07:58during which there was no maintenance work for the sewage
00:08:02network or the infrastructure present
00:08:29The Labor Inspection Directorate of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor
00:08:32carried out 1600 inspection visits in various
00:08:35governorates during the current year.
00:08:38The inspections covered establishments
00:08:41subject to the provisions of the Labor Law and the Agricultural
00:08:45Relations Regulation Law. Meanwhile, the value of fines imposed on violating
00:08:48employers amounted to six million
00:08:52Syrian pounds.
00:08:56A new chapter in labor market oversight and enhancing
00:09:00professional justice is being drawn by the Ministry of Social
00:09:03Affairs and Labor in an endeavor to establish a work
00:09:06environment that protects rights and balances the interests
00:09:11In this context, the Labor Inspection Directorate carried out 1600
00:09:15inspection visits in various governorates during the current
00:09:18year, covering establishments subject to the provisions of the
00:09:22Labor Law and the Agricultural Relations Regulation Law, while the value
00:09:25of fines imposed on violating employers amounted to six
00:09:28million Syrian pounds. The director of the directorate,
00:09:32Hamad Burqul, explained that imposing fines comes after studying the results of
00:09:35the inspection visits, taking into account the gradual approach in taking
00:09:39legal measures according to adopted
00:09:42procedures. Efforts were not limited to the regulatory aspect, but
00:09:46extended to enhancing legal awareness through the educational
00:09:50inspection campaign launched by the directorate at the end of
00:09:532025, targeting both employers
00:09:56and workers. It recorded 1262
00:09:59visits in various governorates, in parallel
00:10:03with following up on 616 labor complaints
00:10:07year. The directorate is also moving towards
00:10:10full transition to digital
00:10:14with specialized training programs to raise the efficiency
00:10:18of labor cadres and enhance the work
00:10:21environment, occupational health and safety, leading to a safe
00:10:25and fair work environment that forms the basis for stable
00:10:28production and a more sustainable
00:10:30professional future.
00:10:33Joining us on this topic is Professor Hamad Burqul, Director of the
00:10:36Labor Inspection Directorate at the Ministry
00:10:40of Social Affairs and Labor. Welcome, Professor Hamad. So,
00:10:431600 inspection visits
00:10:47in various governorates during the year.
00:10:50Could you tell us more about these
00:10:53visits and their importance?
00:10:57Welcome to you.
00:11:00These visits were carried out during the current
00:11:03year, about 1600 periodic and follow-up inspection
00:11:08about establishments subject to the provisions
00:11:11of Labor Law No. 17 of 2010
00:11:14and the Agricultural Relations
00:11:16Regulation Law
00:11:19No. 56 of 2004.
00:11:21The
00:11:25goal of these visits is to raise the legal awareness of employers
00:11:29and workers to ensure the stability of the labor
00:11:32market, avoid disputes, and achieve a balance
00:11:35between the rights of workers
00:11:37and employers. What have you observed
00:11:41in these visits? I mean, 1600 visits.
00:11:44What have you found,
00:11:48especially since the goal is
00:11:50certainly the rights of workers?
00:11:53Of course, the inspection visits are carried
00:11:57out in partnership between the government,
00:12:00which is labor inspectors,
00:12:04insurance inspectors, and workers.
00:12:08The goal of these visits, as you mentioned,
00:12:11is to ensure the rights
00:12:14and duties of workers, and also to inform
00:12:17employers of their rights and duties according
00:12:20to the applicable labor laws. What
00:12:23is the nature of the establishments
00:12:27that were included in these inspection
00:12:30operations? Now, the inspection visits
00:12:33cover all productive sectors,
00:12:37the industrial sector, the service sector,
00:12:40the health sector, the agricultural
00:12:44sector, all sectors,
00:12:46so that all
00:12:49workers benefit and are subject
00:12:52to the provisions of labor laws and receive
00:12:55their rights according to these
00:12:58laws. What are the most
00:13:01common violations you found
00:13:03and how did you
00:13:05deal with them? The most common violations
00:13:09are not drawing up employment contracts
00:13:13by employers, not registering workers in insurance,
00:13:16employing minors, because
00:13:18the Labor Law specifically
00:13:21provides for minors not to work more than six hours
00:13:25daily. It prohibits employment
00:13:29in certain industries under a ministerial decision.
00:13:33Employers' non-compliance with regulations, so
00:13:36every employer who has 15 or more workers
00:13:40must have an internal system
00:13:44that clarifies all the rights and duties of workers
00:13:48and the list
00:13:51of penalties. There are violations,
00:13:55meaning non-compliance. What
00:13:56are the measures taken against
00:13:59violators? Previously,
00:14:02the practice was immediate
00:14:05punishment. Currently, we have issued directives
00:14:09regarding the necessity of complying
00:14:13approach to violations, starting with a warning,
00:14:17then punishment. The goal of inspection visits
00:14:20is awareness, not imposing fines and recording
00:14:23violations.
00:14:26Okay, regarding child
00:14:29labor, have you found
00:14:32violations related to this in the establishments
00:14:36you visited? there are some establishments
00:14:39that do so, are there any measures
00:14:43taken against that, and if you say the goal is
00:14:46awareness, I mean, if you find
00:14:50such cases? Of course, it is awareness, but
00:14:52in return, if any violation is detected,
00:14:56legal action is taken,
00:14:58which is issuing a fine decision against
00:15:01the violating employers. And regarding labor, for example,
00:15:05if the labor or minors are under
00:15:09the legal age, they are dealt with according to the Quran
00:15:12because the law prohibits the employment of minors under
00:15:1615 years old. Okay,
00:15:19what are the ways
00:15:22for workers to file a complaint if they want to?
00:15:26And will their rights be protected, and how will
00:15:29the mechanism be? Of course, the law
00:15:32protects the worker's right to file a complaint
00:15:36and not be exposed by the employer
00:15:40if a complaint is filed with the specialized social affairs
00:15:44and labor directorates in the governorate, and they can
00:15:47also file it with the central administration of the ministry.
00:15:50The law exempts workers
00:15:53from all fees when filing a complaint,
00:15:57and they can also
00:15:59file a complaint through the
00:16:02electronic websites. So that their names are not revealed
00:16:05and an investigation is conducted to ensure
00:16:09all workers receive their rights. Okay, will
00:16:12there be protection for the worker if
00:16:15he files a complaint? Protection from dismissal, for
00:16:18example, from his job? Is there
00:16:21a law that protects
00:16:24the worker and guarantees all
00:16:28his rights, including not being arbitrarily
00:16:31dismissed? Are we talking about end-of-service
00:16:34compensation, for example? Of course, the law protects the worker's
00:16:38right. If he is dismissed
00:16:41by the employer after filing a complaint, it is considered arbitrary dismissal
00:16:45and he is entitled to compensation.
00:16:48This compensation is collected through administrative
00:16:52mediation in the specialized directorates. If mediation fails,
00:16:55he can file his lawsuit with the labor
00:16:58court, which is also exempt from attorney fees
00:18:28The truth is, I welcome the Prime Minister and the accompanying delegation, and this
00:18:32confirms the strength and robustness of the relationship
00:18:36between Iraq and Syria. And I hope this
00:18:39is a good start for future strategic
00:18:42projects, God willing.
00:18:48The two countries have very deep historical relations. There are also
00:18:51economic ties.
00:19:00We are very happy with this
00:19:04warm reception. We see your hearts
00:19:07greeting us before your eyes. Geography says
00:19:11the neighbor is the closest house, but wisdom
00:19:14says the closest blood. And God willing, the blood
00:19:17of Iraq and the blood of Syria are one blood, and perhaps
00:19:20our blood is both, plus we often give and sacrifice.
00:19:24We are with you, God willing, one people
00:19:27living in two countries, and we want to revive
00:19:31our history. We want to restore economic
00:19:34cooperation, political cooperation, and unify
00:19:37our position, whether at the Arab or Islamic
00:19:40level. Your security is our security, and vice
00:19:43versa. And God willing, we will soon await
00:19:47your arrival to honor us in your second
00:19:51country, and you will
00:20:00So it is very important that we invest your presence
00:20:04today in your second country, Damascus,
00:20:08to pave the way, God willing, for a long and sustainable one.
00:20:48I swear by Almighty God.
00:20:55to the Syrian Arab Republic, to the Syrian Arab Republic.
00:22:29A people
00:22:33will not accept any Israeli aggression.
00:22:35Daraa
00:22:38and
00:22:42part of Syria. We will not allow
00:22:44them
00:22:48to be harmed.
00:22:51Syria is free and will
00:22:53remain free.
00:22:58Syria is one and united, and the Syrian people
00:23:02of all sects are one.
00:23:50For years, refugee camps were a humanitarian
00:23:53necessity that saved the lives of Syrians, but they were always a temporary
00:23:57solution and cannot become
00:24:00a permanent future for entire
00:24:02generations.
00:24:06Our experience tells us that sustainable return requires
00:24:10four interconnected elements.
00:24:13First,
00:24:16There can be no safe return until mines,
00:24:20unexploded ordnance, and war
00:24:22remnants are removed. Second, rehabilitation of damaged
00:24:26areas, removal of rubble, opening roads, and restoring
00:24:29infrastructure are essential for people
00:24:32to return. Third, basic
00:24:35services. Schools, health centers,
00:24:38water, electricity, bakeries, and roads are what make
00:24:42the community livable again. And fourth, livelihoods.
00:24:46We are not just talking about reconstruction,
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00:27:15The most painful thing
00:27:17for me was when someone told me to stop the barrel bombs and
00:27:21then talk to me about freedom. There should have been a temporary government, a military
00:27:25council, a Qutb council. No one
00:27:29everyone. My family knew I was dead.
00:27:32I was visited by my family, and the visit destroys
00:27:35after 20 years to prepare for the coup attempt against
00:27:39Hafez. How did you uncover it? What should we do? I told him I
00:27:42have never read my prayers before. I don't know what we should do. I expected
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00:29:07Tartus port is witnessing a remarkable increase in the number
00:29:11of ships coming for maintenance or to carry out ship
00:29:15modification work. It seeks to raise the
00:29:19level of service and services we provide to ships.
00:30:23Institutional reform and modernization of
00:30:26administrative systems are an important path
00:30:29in rebuilding the state and making it
00:30:32keep pace with the developments the world is witnessing. The Ministry
00:30:36of Justice continues its diligent efforts to reform
00:30:40the judicial system by raising the efficiency
00:30:43of applicants for the judiciary and modernizing
00:30:46the institutional structure and introducing digitization
00:30:49and raising the level of integrity and transparency,
00:30:51which contributes to addressing
00:30:55the legacy of the past and leads to achieving
00:30:58individual justice.