The fourth G20 Employment Working Group EWG Meeting is hosted in George in the Western Cape. The G20 EWG's mandate is to address labour, employment and social issues for strong, sustainable, balanced and job-rich growth for all.
The theme of the G20 EWG stream is: Living and Working in an Unequal World: Ensuring Decent Work and Decent Lives, which is aligned to South Africas G20 Presidency theme: Solidarity, Equality, Sustainability.
Director-General for the International Labour Organisation, Gilbert Houngbo, says they are discussing issues affecting the global work force.
"There's been progress in the global labour participation rate. Even in the pay gaps there's been a lot of progress, particularly when we compare it to pre-pandemic figures. Things are coming back, but we still have persistent imbalances, mainly in the pay gap between men and women. We are talking about 229-million women who are out of the labour market. That calls on the G20 countries to continue their efforts," says Houngbo.
Cosatu President, Zingiswa Losi, says it is important to address inequality as it disadvantages people based on race, gender and age,
