B20 Executive Talk Series LEAD FEATURE
Executive Summary
Employment & Education
Topics: › Future Education, skills and lifelong learning recommendations › Labour formalization and decent work › Strengthening social protection and for the future of work › Social dialogue › Incorporation of people with disabilities into the workforce › Gender › Roll back on informality
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he context of technological revolution stimulates hopes and fears about the future which sometimes risk overshadowing some of the most urgent education-related challenges of today. This is especially true in developing and emerging economies where gaps in basic skills, such as numeracy and literacy remain persistent issues. Worldwide, hundreds of millions of children who end primary school do not master basic competencies. In fact, more than 60 percent of primary school children in developing countries still fail to achieve minimum proficiency thresholds in core competencies. In low-income countries, 14 percent of students reach this minimum level near the end of primary school, and in lower-middleincome countries the figure is 37 percent1. Learning shortfalls of basic skills during
Chair:
Co-Chair:
Martín Migoya
Gerhard Braun
Ceo & Co-Founder, Globant
Confederation of German Employers Associations “My expectation of the B20 Argentina is a continuing dialogue regarding the promotion of open, dynamic and inclusive labor markets and the creation of a global level playing field. A focus has to be given on education since it is the main driver for a broad participation in rapidly changing labor markets.”
Co-Chair:
Dario Werthein Grupo Werthein
“Education systems must be relevant and respond to rapidly changing labour markets, technological advances, migration, environmental degradation, demographic challenges, increasing global unemployment and a widening inequality. Through our participation in the Task Force on Education and Employment at B20, we have the incredible opportunity to recommend the policies that we think are better to address these challenges.”
Deputy Chair:
Co-Chair:
Co-Chair:
Martín Umaran
Linda Rottenberg
Erol Kiresepi
Globant
Endeavor
International Organisation of Employers
“Argentina’s leadership in the B20 is presented as a unique opportunity for the country and for the entire region. Latin America can provide a unique vision in the discussion about the future of work, which complements what was defined in previous cycles.”
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“Innovative technologies and platforms are creating a range of new employment opportunities but we must make sure that the workforce of tomorrow is equipped with the skills necessary for success. The B20 must look to entrepreneurs, who play an increasingly important role in these areas.”
“Ten years after the establishment of the G20, it is necessary to bring fresh impetus into the process, focusing on impact on labour markets and education systems. The G20 must finally become an engine for reform, triggering the necessary change at all levels for jobs, growth and prosperity.”
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