G20 countries promote employment measures and share them Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare April 24, 7:43
Due to the rapid deterioration of the employment environment around the world due to the spread of the new coronavirus, an extraordinary meeting of G20 labor and employment ministers was held in the form of a video conference. Emphasized the need to promote measures to protect employment and livelihoods and to share experiences with each other.
G20 = An extraordinary meeting of ministers in charge of labor and employment in 20 major countries has been held for more than two and a half hours from 8 o'clock last night in Japan, and the employment is rapidly deteriorating with the spread of the new coronavirus. We discussed correspondence to.
Among them, Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare, who participated from Japan, introduced Japan's efforts such as
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▽ Expanding subsidies to maintain employment, and ▽ Policy of making uniform payment of 100,000 yen in cash.
In addition, he said, "It is important for the G20, which has a strong influence, to lead the world in the midst of the rapid rise in unemployment and wage declines in many countries. He emphasized the need to promote protective measures and to share experiences with each other.
At the meeting, G20 adopted a statement saying that they would work together to
maximize the protection of workers from the risk of unemployment and loss of income,
and to support small and medium enterprises and maintain employment. did.