The G7 Summit 2022 took place from 26 to 28 June at Schloss Elmau, under the Germany Presidency. Leaders from Argentina, India, Indonesia, Senegal and South Africa also participated as partner countries. “Progress towards an equitable world” was the goal of the German G7  Presidency has set itself for its programme.

The closing G7 Communiqué highlighted the importance of upholding human rights and the ILO’s international labour standards throughout global supply chains, as well as tackling forced labour, aiming to “shape our path towards a sustainable development and inclusive economic recovery, and a prosperous and peaceful future, in line with the Agenda 2030”.

“We commit to promoting decent and high-quality work, particularly in light of the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the digital and net-zero transformation on labour markets and associated demands on companies and workers. To this end, we will spare no effort to train and equip all working-age adults to meet the needs of a changing labour market for a green and digital economy”, it reports.  

Leaders confirmed also their commitment, in line with the UN Secretary-General’s “Global Accelerator on Jobs and Social Protection for a Just Transition”, to accelerate progress towards universal social protection for all by 2030, and endorsed the G7 Roadmap towards Safe and Healthy Work in a Green Economy agreed by the G7 Labour Ministers at their meeting in May 2022.

Finally, the Summit established a standing Employment Working Group within the G7.

All those global goals can be achieved only in cooperation with international partners, as International labour Organisation (ILO), that welcomed those intents.

ILO Director-General Guy Ryder said that “the world is becoming rapidly more unequal under the impact of pandemic and conflict. Progress towards greater equity becomes more urgent than ever”.

President of the European Commission von der Leyen, President, stressed that “democracies, when they work together, provide the single best path to deliver results for our people and people all over the world, on climate, on health security, and on digital innovation”. She added. “We should work side by side. And this is the one and only way to maximise the potential of our investments and to demonstrate the power of development finance when it reflects democratic values, that is transparency, inclusivity and sustainability; when it embraces high standards for the environment and for the workers; and when it mobilises the private sector. That is what success looks like”.