EWG Chair thanked the participants for their contributions on these drafts during the discussions…reports Asian Lite News
Extensive discussions were held on the Draft Ministerial Declaration on the second day of Employment Working Group (EWG) Meeting under India’s G20 Presidency in Assam’s Guwahati on Tuesday.
Secretary, Labour and Employment Arti Ahuja and G20 EWG Chair is steering the discussions on Draft Ministerial Declaration covering the three priority areas taken up by the EWG. The Draft Ministerial Declaration was earlier circulated to the G20 member countries and the comments and suggestions that were received have been incorporated in the Draft.
This Draft is presently being discussed in the 2nd EWG meeting.
The EWG has a mandate of addressing priority labour, employment and social issues for strong, sustainable, balanced, and job-rich growth for all.
Ministry of Labour and Employment (MoLE), Government of India is the nodal ministry for Employment Working Group under the Indian presidency of G20.
The EWG under the Indian Presidency has taken up three priority areas, namely Addressing Global Skill Gaps, Gig and Platform Economy, and Social Protection and Sustainable Financing of Social Security.
EWG Chair thanked the participants for their contributions on these drafts during the discussions.
The Yoga Stretch break introduced in-between the sessions were not only invigorating, but was also appreciated by the members.
G20 delegates experience the beauty of the Queen of the Hills
Highlighting the tourism potential of Darjeeling that hosted second G20 Tourism Working Group meeting, West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose on Monday said the Himalayan town is going to be “darling” as far as the world is concerned.
Around 130 G20 delegates are in Darjeeling for the second meeting of the G20 Tourism Working Group.
On the sidelines of the meeting, West Bengal Governor hosted all G20 delegates to lunch at Raj Bhavan in Darjeeling on Monday.
“We take this as an opportunity to present the best of India before the rest of the world. This is an attempt to hold infinity on the palm of your hand and eternity in an hour. India has arrived…” Governor Bose said.
“Delegates have shared their experiences of India. They shared their experiences about Darjeeling. Darjeeling is going to be darling as far as the world is concerned,” he added.
In collaboration with the Ministry of Tourism, the G20 Secretariat and the Government of West Bengal organised several cultural events for the delegates and invited countries at Mall Road in Darjeeling, where each delegate was overwhelmed by the way India hosted them for three days in Darjeeling.
“I like the Dance and myself danced during the performance… India is full of colour and I like the weather of Darjeeling,” Felix De Paz, Director General, Tourism, Spain told.
Indonesian Ambassador Ina Hagginyas Krishnamurthy said she relished the food during her three-day visit to Darjeeling.
“I used to think that Indonesian food is very spicy, but Indian food is also very spicy and I loved it,” she said.
Asked whether Darjeeling will attract tourists from across the world, Ambassador of Mexico said, “The head of UNESCO is from Mexico and I am going to tell him that Darjeeling is the best city. Himalayan train is recognised by UNESCO too.”
The Ambassador of Singapore Simon Wong Wie Kuen was also overwhelmed by India’s hospitality and told that, “I am going to ask our maximum tour operators to explore Darjeeling and I am sure more tourists from Singapore will visit this lovely place,” Simon Wie kuen Wong told.
G20 Chief Coordinator Harsh Vardhan Shringla, being a native of Darjeeling, took the opportunity to give a brief tour guide to all ambassadors and delegates to highlight the importance of Darjeeling during the three-day visit. (ANI)
Works of artists from G20 countries to be exhibited in Bihar
The Bihar Museum, one of the largest such facilities in India, has been selected for a two-month-long international exhibition for the artists of G20 countries.
Selected artists of the G20 countries will be displayed in the exhibition, christened ‘Together We Art’, from August 7, an official said.
“The Bihar Museum is now organising and implementing the project for the G20 Initiative. Together We Art is based on the theme of Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam’, a concept from the Maha Upanishad,” state Art and Culture Secretary Bandana Preyashi said.
The exhibition will continue till October 7 after which it will move to a venue in New Delhi, she said. “The artist selected by the respective governments would work through their medium of expression – paintings, graphics, etching, photography, film, video or even a combination of mediums,” said Preyash.
The artists whose work will be exhibited in the event are yet to be chosen.
The artists would also be part of a symposium ‘One World One Family’, which is slated for August 8 and August 9.
“We will organise a visit to two world heritage sites—Gaya and Rajgir—in Bihar,” she said. Meanwhile, two meetings of the G20 engagement groups, which were scheduled to be held in Patna in March this year, are now expected to be held on June 22 and June 23.
The G20 meeting in Patna is to be held on labour tracking, and several delegates are expected to take part in it. India assumed the G20 Presidency on December 1, 2022, for a year.
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