“Workers will need new skills to adapt and thrive in these tough transitions,” International Labor Organization (ILO) Director-General Gilbert F. Houngbo said.

“Climate variations and technological breakthroughs have a double impact in a context where inequality, insecurity and vulnerability increase,” the official acknowledged in a speech at the Virtual Summit of Leaders of the Group of 20 (G20), convened by the presidency of India.

The panorama described makes the work to improve and protect capabilities even more important, considered the ILO official, who ratified the institutional decision to provide help to the G20 to address global shortages of qualifications for employment.

He added that ILO will also work with the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development to expand their joint databases on skills to all members of the G20 and beyond.

The meeting, chaired by the Indian Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi was attended by the heads of State and Government of the G20, representatives of the African Union and nine guest countries, as well as directors of ten international organizations.

India will continue leading the G20 until November 30, when the mandate will be passed to Brazil.

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