雇用への影響緩和で協力　新型コロナで臨時会議―Ｇ２０担当相

　日米欧や中国など２０カ国・地域（Ｇ２０）の雇用担当相は２３日、臨時のテレビ会議を開催し、新型コロナウイルス感染症による雇用への影響を緩和するため、各国が協力して対応することで一致した。会議終了後に発表した共同宣言では「労働市場、社会、経済全体への影響を軽減し、打ち消す効果的な措置を積極的に共有、考案、実行する」と強調した。
　ウイルスの感染拡大で、外出禁止などの厳しい措置を講じた欧米では失業者が増加。日本でも従業員を解雇する企業が増えている。共同宣言では「労働者は失業、労働時間短縮、休業、収入減少といったリスクの増大に向き合っている」と指摘。特に非正規労働者や中小零細業者への支援が重要だとした。（2020/04/24-01:02）

Group of 20 labor ministers at an emergency videoconference on Thursday agreed to work together to reduce the impacts on employment of the worldwide outbreak of the novel coronavirus that causes the COVID-19 disease.
   In a joint statement released after the session, the ministers from the 20 advanced and emerging economies said, "We will work relentlessly to share, devise and implement effective measures to reduce and negate the impact of COVID-19 on our labor markets, societies and wider economies, always remembering that our primary responsibility is to safeguard the health and wellbeing of our workers and their families."
   The spread of the virus is "an unprecedented global challenge that requires a coordinated global response," and fighting and overcoming the crisis is "our highest and overriding priority," they said.
   Tough measures taken by many countries to prevent the spread of the coronavirus have led to a number of people losing their jobs. In Japan, an increasing number of companies are shedding workers.
   Due to imperative health measures taken and repercussions of the pandemic on economic activities, workers are "facing elevated risks of job losses, reduced working hours, suspended employment relations and income loss," the ministers warned, vowing to "make every effort" to protect workers, "particularly those who are considered vulnerable and not covered by adequate social protection."