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I firmly believe that experience is of utmost importance for any position. I have not only had the opportunity to practice law; I have also worked very closely on international trade issues as a parliamentarian at the level of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and I have worked with international organisations such as the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and the IOM. |
 Contact Shakeel Mohamed
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Area of Expertise: |
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Capacity Building, Training, Advocacy
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Director, CEO, COP, President
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Government, Governance, Reforms
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Human Rights, Law, Migration, Conflicts, Justice
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Trade, Finance, Economics, Cooperation, Global
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Professional Experience: |
Professional Experience (Lawyer)
1992 – 2010 and 2014 to date (Partner)
MC Law Offices Port Louis Mauritius.
Political Career
2005- Elected to the National Assembly in Mauritius in July 2005.
Member of the Steering Committee of the Inter Parliamentary Union on WTO matters from September 2005 to May 2010. (Geneva).
Represented Mauritius at the Parliamentary Conference on the WTO in Hong Kong in December 2005.
Panelist at the Parliamentary Conference on the WTO in Hong Kong on good practices of oversight by parliaments in the field of international trade, December 2005.
2006 - Presented a paper entitled “Lessons to be learnt from the history of multilateral trade negotiations under WTO auspices” at the Annual Parliamentary Conference on the WTO, December 2006. (Geneva).
2007 - Seminar entitled “Realizing the Doha Development Agenda as if the Future Mattered”, convened by three nonprofit organizations with global missions: the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, the German Marshall Fund of the United States, and the Salzburg Seminar, February 2007. (Salzburg)
Presented a paper entitled “The African Perspective” at the Salzburg Seminar in relation to the Doha Development Agenda, February 2007. (Salzburg)
2008 - Deputy Chief Government Whip 2008 – 2010
Panelist at the WTO Public Forum 2008 on the following issue; “Trade and Climate Change: Is trade killing our planet?"
2009 - Panelist at the WTO Public Forum 2009 on the following issue; “Can protectionism protect trade? The legislator's perspective”
Minister of Labour Industrial Relations and Employment
(2010 – Dec 2014)
2010 - Re elected to the National Assembly in Mauritius in 2010.
Appointed Minister of Labour, Industrial Relations and Employment. (May 2010)
Represented the Government of Mauritius at the International Labour Conference in Geneva (2010- 2013)
2011 - Set up the National Tripartite Forum in Mauritius in order to enhance tripartism and social dialogue.
Brought new regulations under the Occupational Safety and Health Act with a view to bringing additional protection to workers.
2013 - Brought about fundamental changes in the Employment Laws of the Republic of Mauritius.
2014 - Launched the National Employment Policy of the Republic of Mauritius. Brought a new job portal for the benefit of job seekers www.mauritiusjobs.mu .Spearheading changes to the Minimum Wage Fixing Mechanism in Mauritius. Brought about fundamental changes in the way work permits for expatriate workers are applied for and delivered with an e work permit portal. Successfully chaired mediation sessions in moments of national industrial relations crisis in various sectors.
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Education: |
Education and Vocational Skills
1987 Certificate, French Civil Law
Universite de Lille
Lille, France
1989 LLB (Hons), European Law
University of Buckingham
Buckingham, England
Majored in: European Law, French Contract law, Competition Law and International Trade law
1992 Bar Finals - Barrister
Middle Temple. London, England
Called to the Bar of England and Wales
Professional Memberships
1992 Bar of England and Wales
Mauritius Bar Council
Language Skills
• Fluent in English and French
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Available for: |
- Consulting assignments
- Job opportunities
- Being headhunted – make me an offer
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