New Delhi, May 17 (KNN) At the G20 Labour & Employment Ministers’ Meet in Germany on May 18-19, 2017, India will advocate policy interventions aimed at incentivizing MSMEs and at promoting labour mobility for skilled youth along with highlighting other recent initiatives.

Bandaru Dattatreya, the Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Labour & Employment will be leading the Indian delegation to the G20 Labour & Employment Ministers’ Meet to be held from tomorrow at Bad Neuenahr, Germany.

The Minister is expected to advocate policy interventions aimed at promoting labour mobility for skilled youth, incentivizing MSMEs as well as responsibility of developed states in the Global Supply Chains for capacity building, skill development and technology transfer to promote more inclusive and fair globalization, at the forum of G20.

Germany is the chair for the G20 Labour & Employment Ministers’ for the year 2017. 

 

The G20 Labour & Employment Track has been discussing topics like “Shaping the Future of Work”, “Reducing Gender Gaps in Labour Force Participation”, “Labour Market Integration of Regular Migrants and Recognized Refugees”, “Decent Work in Global Supply Chains”, and Boosting Youth Employment”.

A G20 Labour and Employment Ministerial Declaration is likely to be adopted at the end of this meeting, which will be presented to the Leaders/ Head of the State summit scheduled on 7-8th July, 2017 Hamburg, Germany. 

Dattatreya will also outline India’s recent initiatives for the welfare of its workers including those related to employment promotion, social security, Maternity benefit and child labour.