Mobile workforce is going to be global reality in future: PM Modi

Indore, July 21 (KNN) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that globally, mobile workforce is going to be a reality in the future, so it is time to globalise the development and sharing of skills in the true sense.

Addressing the G20 Labour and Employment Ministers' Meeting at Indore via video link, the PM said, “There is a need to skill the workforce in the use of advanced technologies and processes.”

“We all need to skill our workforce in the use of advanced technologies and processes. Skilling, re-skilling and upskilling are the mantras for the future workforce. In India, our Skill India Mission is a campaign to connect with this reality,” Modi said.

PM Modi lauded the efforts of the meeting participants for initiating the international referencing of occupations by skills and qualifications requirements.

“The amazing work done by frontline health and other workers in India during Covid showed their skills and dedication. It also reflected our culture of service and compassion. Indeed, India has the potential to become one of the largest providers of skilled workforce for the world,” he said.

He added that fortunately, this meeting is happening in a country that has had an experience of creating a large number of technology jobs during the last such technology-led transformations.

"Your host city (Indore) is home to many start-ups leading to a new wave of such transformation," he said.  (KNN Bureau)