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Why should countries be concerned about under-represented groups such as the unskilled, lone parents, women, immigrants and older workers? A harsh question, perhaps, but it is one of the key issues which will be examined by OECD Employment and Labour Ministers at their meeting of 29-30 September, under the title “Towards more and better jobs”.
Many people in these groups are trapped in situations of inactivity. They are disproportionately affected in periods of economic weakness like the current one. And if they manage to re-enter the labour market, they have difficulty moving up the career ladder. These concerns are not new. Yet, there is a renewed interest in these issues because of a recognition that better mobilisation of such underutilised resources is crucial to meeting the challenges of ageing and structural change.
Ministerial discussions will focus on what works and what doesn’t in a bid to provide more and better jobs for all.
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