Y7 Chair calls on the Prime Minister to avoid scarring the “employment prospects of a generation” and put decent jobs at the heart of the economic recovery, in joint letter with C7, L7 and W7 leaders
14 May 2021, United Kingdom
Dear Prime Minister,
We are writing as Leaders of the Civil Society 7, Labour 7, Women’s 7 and Youth 7 to call on the UK to use its leadership of G7 to put decent jobs at the heart of the economic recovery.
We can't repeat the mistakes after the financial crisis which saw long term unemployment, especially among young people, the rise of insecure jobs, and no action to tackle gender and racial inequality. We must not scar the employment prospects of a generation. This isn't the time for leadership in name only: an era defining crisis requires era defining leadership.
The G7 leaders must seize the moment to set out how they will promote decent jobs through public investment in climate and care infrastructure, as part of a Just Transition to Net Zero - with a promise to make sure these jobs pay decent wages, contribute to mentally healthy and fulfilling lives, and have decent terms and conditions including social dialogue.
We must match the most ambitious proposals in the G7 and set out concrete and co-ordinated plans to deliver better jobs in a move away from insecure and non-standard work, including in the platform economy. And we must show how these plans will tackle gender and racial inequalities and provide support to the young people hit hardest by the crisis, in the G7 and internationally.
We look forward to working with you to achieve these ambitions.
Signatories:
Frances O'Grady, Labour 7
Jessica Woodroffe, Women's 7
Simon Starling, Civil Society 7
Sophie Daud, Youth 7
Notes to the Editor:
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About the Youth G7 (Y7) 2021
Youth G7 is one of six engagement groups of the Group of 7 (G7) supported by the U.K. Government in its 2021 G7 Presidency, the others being Women 7, C7 (non-governmental organizations), Labour 7, Business 7, and Science 7. The engagement groups are involved at every level of G7 activities, including meetings with the Sherpas, Ministers and expert groups, through to the Leaders’ Summit. They prepare recommendations for each G7 Presidency.
See:
UK’s G7 targets ‘must be more ambitious’ | G7 | The Guardian