APEC ministers talk human resource development

September 07, 2014 | 09:57
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The 6th Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Human Resources Development Ministerial Meeting was official held in Ha Noi on September 6 under the motto "Strengthening People-to-People Connectivity and Quality Employment Through Human Resources Development.”
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Vietnamese PM Nguyen Tan Dung attended and delivered a speech at the event which drew the attendance of around 100 delegates from 21 APEC member economies.

PM Dung said that economic linkages among APEC members, which now accounts for 40% of the world’s population and 54% of the global GDP, have been increasingly vibrant, bringing back numerous opportunities and benefits to each of the members as well as the region and the world.

Lessons and experience drawn from APEC cooperation show that human resources play a leading role in maintaining APEC’s dynamic and fast growth, noted the Government chief.

The trend of deeper globalization and liberalization with diverse models of economic cooperation and linkages has opened up both opportunities and challenges for the world in general and APEC in particular.

Prominent challenges include sluggish growth, unstable recovery, high unemployment, imbalance of high-skilled labor demand and supply, social instability and other potential risks. PM Dung stressed that handling these challenges requires efforts at national, regional and global scales.

He called for stronger cooperation and experience-sharing activities, especially in human resource development, among APEC members, regarding these as key measures to revitalize economic growth and ensure social and human development.

The Vietnamese Government leader also hoped that APEC ministers and delegates would put forward fresh and effective recommendations and initiatives in which human beings play a central role in human resource development in order to mitigate negative impacts of globalization especially among young people and vulnerable groups like women and the handicapped.

During the 30-year renewal process, Viet Nam has gained significant achievements in socio-economic development and now entering a new development stage after becoming a middle-income country, said PM Dung.  

 Viet Nam selected human resource development, particularly high-quality workforce, as a strategic breakthrough to support sustainable socio-economic development, economic restructuring, and transformation of growth model. 

The country is also integrating deeply into cooperative mechanisms at regional and international levels, especially the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and free trade agreements with high criteria on human resources.

At the ongoing meeting, APEC ministers will focus discussions on topics: (1) supporting inclusive and sustainable growth, and addressing the social dimensions of globalization; (2) enhancing human resource quality to meet supply chain demands; and (3) facilitating the mobility of labor and skills development.

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