Tokyo (EFE).- The labor ministers of the G7 countries are meeting today in Kurashiki, in western Japan, to analyze the labor market and coordinate policies that help reform it in the post-covid era and in the face of demographic aging.
The heads of the employment sector from Germany, Canada, the United States, France, Italy, Japan and the United Kingdom, joined by the relevant representative of the European Union, began this Saturday the first of two days of meetings in which they will look for common points of view in the management of the evolution of the labor market.
As the G7 countries face shrinking and aging populations, the need to transform the labor market and invest in human capital has become a common point of discussion amid growing economic dynamism.
Help the market adjust to the post-covid era
It is expected that in this context, the Labor Ministers of the Group of Seven will exchange their points of view in this regard and seek coordinated policies that help the market to adjust to the post-covid era, which has brought about a certain transformation in it, and to improve the investment in human capital, according to Japanese sources.
To deal with demographic ageing, a pressing problem in more and more of the major global powers, the G7 ministers seek to signal the importance of further development and implementation of technology and the development of policies that favor a more inclusive labor market.
Another of the points of debate that will be on the table on this occasion is the improvement of working conditions.
It is the second consecutive G7 meeting held in Kurashiki under the Japanese presidency. The previous one took place in 2016, when the town hosted the Education meeting.