学び直し、積極推進　Ｇ７労働雇用相会合閉幕

　先進７カ国（Ｇ７）労働雇用相会合は２３日、岡山県倉敷市で２日間の討議を終え、閉幕した。働き手のリスキリング（学び直し）を「人への投資」の中心に位置付け、Ｇ７各国で積極的に推進する必要性を盛り込んだ閣僚宣言を採択した。
　宣言は、デジタル化や脱炭素化といった産業構造の変化に対応するため、働き手が学び直す重要性を強調。学び直しは、賃上げや生産性向上につながるとして、「経費と見なすべきではなく、人への投資であると考える」と明記した。
　議長を務めた加藤勝信厚生労働相は閉幕後の記者会見で、「あらゆる人がスキルアップ、リスキリングできる状況を具体的に進めていきたい」と述べた。（2023/04/23-16:46）

The Group of Seven labor and employment ministers on Sunday issued a statement underlining the need for the seven major democracies to actively promote the reskilling of workers.
   The statement, adopted at the ministers' two-day meeting in Kurashiki, Okayama Prefecture, western Japan, through Sunday, positioned the reskilling of workers at the center of "investment in human capital."
   The ministers noted in the statement that reskilling measures are important as they would enable workers to adapt flexibly to structural industrial changes brought about by digital transformation, green transformation and demographic change.
   "We consider reskilling to support workers to adapt to those changes is an investment in human capital, and should not be seen as a cost," the statement said, noting that reskilling leads to wage growth and increased productivity.
   Japanese labor minister Katsunobu Kato, who chaired the meeting, told a press conference, "We want to take concrete steps to make upskilling and reskilling opportunities available for everyone."