The president was addressing the virtual International Labour Organisation global summit on Covid-19 on Wednesday
President Cyril Ramaphosa addressing the official launch of the Global Commission on the Future of Work Report at the International Labour Organization’s Headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland.22/01/2019. Picture: ELMOND JIYANE / GCIS
“As we collectively look to the future, we have an immense task before us to rebuild our shattered lives and economies,” Ramaphosa said, during an address at the virtual International Labour Organisation global summit on Covid-19 on Wednesday. He said the Covid-19 pandemic had accelerated the pace and profoundly affected the nature of technological advances, demographic shifts and environmental change on the world of work.
The international community needed to invest in people’s capabilities, in skills development, in lifelong learning, in workplace inclusivity and in advancing gender equality. The AU has established an AU Covid-19 response fund to assist member states in funding an effective response against the pandemic, which has raced around the world putting financial markets into a tailspin, disrupted global trade and killing hundreds of thousands of people.
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