Manpower Minister Ida Fauziyah has said that Indonesia must push major breakthroughs during its G20 Presidency and encourage greater equality in national and global employment development.

“Indonesia must be able to make big breakthroughs at this G20 forum, especially in facing the current and future global employment challenges,” she remarked while officially opening the G20 Employment Working Group (EWG) in Jakarta on Thursday.

This would be in accordance with the directions issued by President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) when he officially opened Indonesia’s G20 Presidency on December 1, 2021, she noted.

Indonesia’s G20 Presidency in 2022 will not only be a ceremonial momentum but will be used to encourage real action from G20 countries to fight for the aspirations and interests of developing countries, such as Indonesia, the minister said.

In terms of employment, Indonesia will focus on four priority issues, including the creation of sustainable jobs, inclusive job market, and the initiative for decent job creation for disabled people, she informed.

Another focus will be the development of human resource capacity for sustainable productivity growth and the protection of an adaptive and inclusive workforce in response to the changing world of work, she said.

As G20 President, Indonesia can produce concrete initiatives to encourage the recovery of global employment conditions, especially amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Fauziyah added.

“We will also use the Indonesian presidency to contribute to national, regional, and global employment development that is more equitable, more fair, and of course, more inclusive,” she emphasized.

The effort is needed to achieve a world that is more resilient to crises, digital disruptions, and climate change, she explained.

Indonesia’s Presidency of the G20 started in December 2021 and will end in October 2022. The main theme of its Presidency is ‘Recover Together, Recover Stronger’.

President Jokowi had previously outlined three main focuses of the forum—providing inclusive health, digital-based transformation, and the transition to sustainable energy.

The G20 is a global forum comprising 19 countries and the European Union. Members of the forum, which was formed in 1999, account for 80 percent of the world’s gross domestic product (GDP) and 75 percent of global exports.

Source: Antara News