G20 meet on employment begins in Guwahati
The Hindu
The three-day G20 meeting of the Employment Working Group in Assam, will discuss global skill gaps, platform economy and social protection.
The second meeting of the Employment Working Group (EWG) of the G20 grouping began in Assam on April 3, to deliberate on a wide range of issues like labour, employment and social for inclusive growth.
Addressing a press conference here, Union Labour and Employment Secretary Arti Ahuja said the three-day meeting will discuss various issues under three broad areas.
"Under the first area, we will deliberate on global skill gaps. The second area is gig, platform economy and social protection. The last section will be sustainable financing for social protection," she added.
The EWG has a mandate of addressing priority labour, employment and social issues for strong, sustainable, balanced and job-rich growth for all, Ms. Ahuja said.
Elaborating on the topics, Joint Secretary in Labour and Employment Ministry Rupesh Kumar Thakur said in the first segment, the delegates will discuss to strengthen the availability, quality and comparability of information on supply, demand and mismatch of skills.
"They will also explore the feasibility of constructing a global skills taxonomy and developing harmonisation pathways in key sectors," he added.
The second theme will argue to extend social protection coverage to the gig and platform workers, Mr. Thakur said.
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