Jakarta (VNA) - The Regional Study Report onLabour Productivity in ASEAN was launched virtually on February 23, providingan analysis of the current situations and concepts in the field across ten member states andlooking into the feasibility of developing a regional index.
The event, hosted by the ASEAN Secretariat, gathered representativesfrom member nations’ labour ministries, the International Labour Organization, theASEAN Confederation of Employers, the ASEAN Trade Union Council, and the Asian ProductivityOrganization (APO).
In his remarks, Deputy Secretary-General for ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community Kung Phoak underlined the importance of labour productivityin ensuring a sustainable economy of the region.
“Against the backdrop of the changing world of work,digitalisation of economies, globalisation and aging populations, effectivestrategies to improve labour productivity are needed. The Study Report providesuseful analysis and recommendations in this regard”, he noted.
In the same vein, APO Secretary-General Achmad KurniaPrawira Mochtan highlighted that human capital should play a more central rolein labour productivity growth.
The Study Report recommends greater investmenton skills advancement of human resources and promotion of life-long learningculture, including in-service training, to support long-term labourproductivity growth.
The Regional Study on Labour Productivity in ASEAN is aproject in the Senior Labour Officials Meeting’s Working Group on ProgressiveLabour Practices to Enhance the Competitiveness (SLOM-WG) Work Plan 2016-2020. Itwas completed with support of the Asian Productivity Organization./.
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