G7 Ministers’ Meeting on Labour and Employment
The G7 Ministers’ Meeting on Labour and Employment will be held in Cagliari on 11-13 September.
09/09/2024
Italy’s Minister for Labour and Social Policies, Marina Calderone, will welcome the G7 Ministers for Employment, the European Commissioner for Jobs and Social Rights, as well as the Director General of the ILO, the Director for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs of the OECD and the representatives of Business 7 and Labour 7, as well as representatives of Civil 7, Women 7 and Youth 7.
The 3 main topics the G7 Meeting on Labour and Employment will discuss are:
- a human-centered development and use of Artificial Intelligence in the world of work,
- resilient labour markets in ageing societies,
- responsive, flexible and inclusive skills and lifelong learning policies and systems.
The G7 Ministers and their guests will therefore have the opportunity to discuss these major issues with a view to fully benefit from the opportunities that AI offers, while reconciling technological development with the protection of labour rights and minimising possible risks for the world of work, to address challenges arising from aging population, to strengthen efforts towards inclusive skills and lifelong learning policies and systems that facilitate access to high-quality job opportunities for all. Ministers’ debate will also focus on advancing inclusive labour markets for persons with disabilities, removing the obstacles that women face in entering, remaining, and advancing in the labour market, close the gender pay and employment gap, address gender-based violence and harassment in the world of work and promote better work-life balance for all workers and promoting safe and healthy working environments.
Following the call of G7 Leaders, G7 Labour and Employment Ministers will adopt a G7 Action Plan for a human-centered adoption of safe, secure and trustworthy AI in the World of Work. In addition, they will also agree on policy principles for a resilient world of work in ageing societies and an Action Plan for improving working conditions in the care sector.