The future of Europe must take into account the development of workers’ skills, the provision of the tools they need and the pursuit of a strategy to improve the labour market in the context of these changes, considers the Labour Minister Simona Bucura Oprescu.
She participated, on Thursday, in Madrid, in the high-level conference with the theme „Towards a social Europe with new rights”, organized on Europe Day by the Spanish Ministry of Labor and Social Economy.
„We must be prepared for the jobs of the future, for the green transition and for the digital transition, and the first thing that must be ensured is to facilitate the understanding of what this transition means, both in social terms and in terms of labor productivity. We already have legal regulations and a strategy for green workplaces, and people need to know what transformations they need to prepare for. Secondly, I think we need to give very clear messages on this subject to both workers and employers on managing the potential adaptation risks related to the emergence of new labour contexts. However, it is equally important to provide them with the necessary tools for professional development in this regard, especially through the Public Employment Service, in order to improve and qualify for green and digital occupations. I believe that the social economy and circular economy are sectors that can be valued much better in the future”, declared the Minister of Labour and Social Solidarity, Simona Bucura-Oprescu, during the conference in Madrid, according to a press release from the institution.
The Romanian dignitary took part in the panel „A new social agenda for Europe”, together with Yolanda Diaz – Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Labor and Social Economy from the Kingdom of Spain, Luka Mesec – Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Labour, Family, Social Affairs and of Equal Opportunities from Slovenia, Agnieszka Dziemianowicz-Bak – Minister of Family, Labor and Social Policy from Poland, Oliver Ropke – President of the European Economic and Social Committee – and Leila Chaibi – Member of the European Parliament.
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