Erol Kiresepi Represented World Employers at the G20 Labor Ministers Meeting

Erol Kiresepi, Chairman of the Board of Santa Farma İlaç Sanayii and Deputy Chairman of the Board of the Turkish Chemical, Petroleum, Rubber and Plastic Industry Employers' Association (KİPLAS), Represented World Employers at the G20 Labor Ministers Meeting.

Santa Farma İlaç Sanayii Chairman of the Board, Deputy Chairman of the Board of KİPLAS and Honorary President of the International Organization of Employers (IOE), Erol Kiresepi, attended the G20 Ministers of Labor Meeting held on June 23, 2021 within the scope of the G20 Italy Term Presidency and made a speech on behalf of world employers.

The Ministers of Labor of the G20 countries, Ministry officials and representatives of international organizations attended the meeting held in Catania, Italy, in order to prepare the recommendations on employment and growth to be presented to the G20 Leaders' Summit to be held in October.

Speaking in the first part of the meeting, Kiresepi said that every possible measure should be taken to encourage and accelerate the creation of new employment opportunities after the pandemic, and that it would be beneficial to give priority to removing the obstacles in front of employers in order to create employment by supporting entrepreneurs, businesses and workers with strong incentives in order to increase employment. recorded.

“It is essential to provide education and career guidance”

Emphasizing the necessity of providing training and career guidance for employees to adapt to a rapidly developing labor market, IOE Honorary President stated that all countries can adapt to the 21st century with dynamic, flexible and inclusive labor markets.

Erol Kiresepi noted that if the policies adopted by the G20 are implemented at the national level, we can solve the existing problems, and in this context, they expect the previously accepted measures such as the G20 Entrepreneurship Action Plan, the G20 Structural Reform Agenda or the G20 Skills Strategy to be translated into action in every G20 country.

At the end of his speech, Kiresepi emphasized that IOE, which represents more than 150 million companies in 50 countries, is ready to support the G20 process in order to achieve successful implementations and effective results in the coming period.