In remarks to G20 leaders, the ILO Director-General pointed to the stalled global labour market recovery and the ‘great divergence’ between higher and lower income countries, as highlighted in the latest ILO Monitor report on COVID-19 and the world of work. Social protection systems will be strengthened, the Declaration stated, in order to reduce inequalities, eradicate poverty, support worker transitions and reintegration in labour markets and to promote inclusive and sustainable growth. Noting the inequalities exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, the G20 Declaration underlined the leaders’ commitment to ensuring safe and healthy working conditions, decent work for all, social justice and social dialogue.
The G20 Declaration, agreed at the end of a weekend of talks in Rome, echoed the ILO’s Global Call to Action for a human-centred recovery, adopted by its 187 Member States last June.
© G20GENEVA (ILO News) – ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, has welcomed the affirmation by leaders of the G20 group of nations that they will adopt human-centred policy approaches in their COVID-19 pandemic recovery plans.