Today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the G20 Labour and Employment Ministers Meet in Indore, Madhya Pradesh via video message. Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, “In this era of the 4th Industrial Revolution, technology has become and will remain the core driver for employment. It is fortunate that this meeting is happening in a country that has had the experience of creating a large number of technology jobs during the last such technology-laid transformation. We all need to skill our workforce in the use of advance technologies and processes. Skilling, Reskilling and Upskilling are the Mantras for the future workforce. In India, our ‘Skill India Mission’ is a campaign to connect with this reality.”
PM Modi said, “The amazing work done by frontline health and other workers in India during COVID showed their skills and dedication. It also reflected our culture of service and passion. Indeed, India has the potential to become one of the largest providers of the skill workforce in the world.”
He said, “It is now time to globalise the development and sharing of skills in the true sense. The G20 must play a leading role in this. I commend your efforts to initiate the international referencing of occupations by skills and qualification requirements. This requires new models of international cooperation & coordination and migration & mobility partnerships. Sharing of statistics, information and data regarding these employees and workers could be a great way to begin. This will empower the countries across the globe to formulate evidence based policies for better skilling, workforce planning and gainful employments. Another transformative change is the evolution of new categories of workers in the Gig and Platform Economy. It emerged as the pillar of resilience during the pandemic. It offers flexible working arrangements and also compliments income sources. It has immense potential of generating gainful employment, especially for youth. It can also be a transformative tool for socio-economic empowerment of women. To realise its potential, we need to design new-age policies and interventions for this new-age workers.”
PM Modi further said, “We need to find sustainable solutions to create opportunities for regular and sufficient work. We also need new models to make them access social security and further safety and health. Providing social protection to people is the key aspect of the G20 agenda. But the current framework adopted by international organisations only accounts for benefits that are structured in certain narrow ways. Several benefits provided in other forms are not covered under the framework. We have food security, insurance and pension programs that are not being accounted for. We must reconsider these benefits so that a correct picture of social protection coverage is captured. We must consider each country’s unique capabilities, strengths and challenges. Adopting a ‘One-size fits all’ approach is not suitable for sustainable financing of social protection.”
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