Strengthening workers’ skills to promote equality and sustainability was the topic of the OECD Ministerial Conference on Thursday 24 and Friday 25 March in Cartagena, Colombia, attended by Deputy Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Panos Tsakloglou.
The Undersecretary began his speech by emphasizing the effort made by all states in order to meet the economic challenges that have arisen from both the pandemic and the war in Ukraine. In particular, he stressed that the restart of the economy must be done in a way that leads to just societies, which in turn presupposes a healthy relationship between the public and the private sector.
By promoting the integration of employees belonging to vulnerable social groups and developing their skills, Mr. Tsakloglou stressed, companies can improve their competitiveness, increase employment and ultimately lead to faster economic growth. Governments, on the other hand, need to provide workers with the appropriate training supplies, but also to create an environment conducive to lifelong learning.
He then referred to the training policies and programs to enhance the integration into the labor market of vulnerable population groups implemented in Greece by OAED.
Extensive reference was made to the Vocational Apprenticeships and Vocational Training Centers of OAED, to the cooperation programs concluded by the Organization with technological giants such as Google, CISCO and Amazon, as well as to the importance of the role of Vocational Advisors for reintegration into labor market of people from vulnerable social groups.
Also, part of OAED programs, as Mr. Tsakloglou mentioned, are addressed to refugees and are implemented in cooperation with the European Commission and the World Bank, in order for the beneficiaries to improve their language skills and achieve faster integration into labor market. These programs use innovative practices that allow them to use any previous work skills they have acquired in their countries of origin.
The Undersecretary called on all participants to enhance the development of the skills of vulnerable social groups, such as the long-term unemployed and the socially excluded. As Mr. Tsakloglou characteristically stated, “every crisis is different, but we must learn from the previous ones. No one should be left behind or excluded from the labor market”.
Source: Capital
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