Houtan HomayounpourHead of Project Office for Qatar

In February 2018 Mr.Homayounpour was appointed as the Head of the ILO project Office for the State of Qatar. In this capacity, he oversees the implementation of a coprehensive 3 year program on Labour rights, and acts as the Focal Point for the ILO Regional Office for Arab States. Previously, he was based in Geneva, Switzerland, providing daily support to field colleagues on development cooperation projects combating forced labour and human trafficking, and was the focal point for private sector engagement, as well as donor relations for he ILO Fundamental Principles ans Rights at Work Branch.

He was also a member and the 2013 chair of the UN Inter-Agency Coordination Group Against Trafficking in Persons (ICAT). Previous to joining the ILO, he worked at the Canadian Ministry of Health in Ottawa.