ILO Director General, Guy Ryder, joined G20 labor ministers for the annual summit in Melbourne, Australia.

ILO Director General, Guy Ryder, joined labor ministers from across the G20 for the annual summit held in Melbourne, Australia from 10-11 September 2014. The discussion addressed practical ways to create more jobs, boost participation and prevent unemployment from becoming structural across the G20. They also reflected on the high cost to business and national economies caused by poor workplace health and safety. Top on their agenda was female labor force participation rates and high youth unemployment. The ministers released a declaration outlining their commitments to address the labor, employment and social challenges faced nationally and globally. Each G20 member is expected to propose national Employment Plans that set out the actions they will take to address their employment challenges that will then be put forward to G20 leaders at the Leaders’ Summit to be held on 15-16 November 2014 in Brisbane.

11 September 2014

ILO Director General, Guy Ryder, joined labor ministers from across the G20 for the annual summit held in Melbourne, Australia from 10-11 September 2014. The discussion addressed practical ways to create more jobs, boost participation and prevent unemployment from becoming structural across the G20. They also reflected on the high cost to business and national economies caused by poor workplace health and safety. Top on their agenda was female labor force participation rates and high youth unemployment. The ministers released a declaration outlining their commitments to address the labor, employment and social challenges faced nationally and globally. Each G20 member is expected to propose national Employment Plans that set out the actions they will take to address their employment challenges that will then be put forward to G20 leaders at the Leaders’ Summit to be held on 15-16 November 2014 in Brisbane.