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Investing in People

Closing the Jobs Gap

January 22, 2025
11:30–12:15 (Europe/Amsterdam time zone)

About this session

Despite a recent fall in global unemployment, 402 million people are still lacking jobs. Filling in this gap and addressing a lack of employment opportunities is critical to reduce existing inequalities. How can we place high-quality employment at the heart of future economic policy, especially at a time when nearly a quarter of jobs are exposed to disruption? This session was developed in...
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Speakers

JH
Jamie Heller
Editor-in-Chief
Business Insider
GH
Gilbert Fossoun Houngbo
Director-General
International Labour Organization (ILO)
DM
Denis Machuel
Chief Executive Officer
Adecco Group
VN
Veronica Nilsson
General Secretary
Trade Union Advisory Committee (TUAC) to the OECD
TS
Tharman Shanmugaratnam
President of the Republic of Singapore
Office of the President of the Republic of Singapore

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