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G20 labour ministers’ meet stresses on formalisation of workforce for inclusive growth
- IBJ Bureau
- Jul 28, 2024
G20 Labour and Employment Ministerial declaration, approved by member countries, has emphasised on the need for governments to develop and support active inclusion policies aimed at fostering “strong, sustainable, balanced and inclusive economic growth”.
It has added that creating formal jobs and promoting decent work are the most effective social tools for achieving a “fairer and more equitable” income distribution, a release by the Union Labour Ministry has said.
The final text of the declaration was approved by member countries after the conclusion of the two-day long Labour and Employment Ministers’ meeting held last month under the presidency of Brazil. The Indian delegation was led by Minister of State for Labour and Employment Shobha Karandlaje.
The declaration has also urged the governments to have policy measures to formalise jobs to respond appropriately to platform work, to promote adequate levels of wage floors, to provide access to adequate social protection and promotion of social dialogue and collective bargaining.
During the two-day meeting, labour ministers made interventions on key focus areas, namely creation of quality jobs and promotion of decent work; ensuring social inclusion and eliminating poverty and hunger; gender equality; promotion of diversity in the world of work; and use of technologies as a means of improving everyone’s quality of life.
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