- The 27th ASEAN Labour Ministers Meeting (ALMM) was held on 28 October 2022 in Manila, the Philippines, and chaired by His Excellency Bienvenido E. Laguesma, Secretary of Labour and Employment of the Philippines.
- Guided by the theme of the 27th ALMM “Together as One: Reshaping the World of Work in the ASEAN Community Through Digitalized, Inclusive and Sustainable Recovery and Growth”, we exchanged views on the current and emerging global and trans-national challenges affecting workers and labour markets in the region, including to those in the hard-to-reach sectors. We were pleased with the progress and development of the various action plans, programmes and responses as ASEAN Member States took on new challenges and opportunities across the region and refined national priorities from recovery and beyond. We agreed to: (i) continue promoting information and communication technology (ICT) and digitalisation through the ASEAN Digital Integration Framework and in operationalising the priority areas in the ASEAN Comprehensive Recovery Framework (ACRF); (ii) assist in modernising agriculture as a strategic priority, a pathway to food security and as a key employment generator; and (iii) link with the key actions for policy makers to reform ASEAN human resources development systems under the ASEAN Declaration on Human Resources Development for the Changing World of Work and the ASEAN TVET Council (ATC) for an upskilled and employable ASEAN workforce.
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