Sarah Mostafa-Kamel

Gulf Sustain Programme Manager, IHRB

Expertise

Sarah Mostafa-Kamel is a seasoned professional in worker welfare, sustainability, and programme management, with over a decade of experience working across labour-related and policy-oriented environments. She has supported multi-stakeholder initiatives focused on improving working conditions, strengthening institutional practice, and fostering constructive collaboration across sectors. Having lived and worked across Europe, North America, the Middle East, and Africa, Sarah brings a global and cross-cultural perspective to navigating complex economic and social contexts.

Current Work

As Gulf Sustain Manager at the Institute for Human Rights and Business (IHRB), Sarah works as part of the programme management team on a regional initiative focused on advancing worker welfare and responsible business practices in the Gulf. Her role places a strong emphasis on diplomacy, trust-building, and long-term relationship management with governments, businesses, investors, and international partners. She contributes to constructive dialogue and cooperation across the Gulf and Africa–GCC economic corridors, supporting alignment between workforce considerations, sustainability priorities, and competitiveness agendas.

She supports stakeholder engagement, applied research, and the development of practical tools and convenings designed to enable context-specific implementation and shared learning across regions.

Before IHRB

Prior to joining IHRB, Sarah worked in labour-focused organisations, where she contributed to strengthening organisational capacity, supporting collective processes, and facilitating dialogue between workers, employers, and public institutions.

At the Public Service Alliance of Canada, Sarah managed regional operations, overseeing programmes and services for thousands of workers. Her responsibilities included collective agreement implementation, policy advisory work, grievance handling, and coordination of organisational and political strategy. During her time at the Service Employees International Union, she worked on campaigns that secured improvements in wages, benefits, pensions, and workplace conditions, while engaging employers and policymakers on employment standards and workforce practices.

Sarah holds a Master’s degree in Education & Society and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, Middle East, and African Studies from McGill University.