Taiwan takes part in APEC human resources ministerial meetin

2025/05/14

Minister of Labor Hung Sun-han is leading a delegation to the 2025 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Human Resources Development Ministerial Meeting held May 11-13 in Jeju, South Korea, to share related policymaking and promote cross-border cooperation.
 
Themed “Sustainable Labor Markets and Jobs for the Future,” the event is the first such APEC meeting in 11 years and features two plenary discussions.
 
During the “Flexible and Vibrant Labor Market” session, Hung said that artificial intelligence, digitization and automation are reshaping workplace dynamics and contributing to the rapid rise of atypical and part-time employment platforms. Governments need to formulate policies to seek a balance between employment flexibility and occupational security to ensure an inclusive, resilient and safe job market for all, he added.
 
In the “Responding to Future Jobs and Active Labor Market Policies” session, the minister pointed out that declining birth rates, aging populations and sexual discrimination are posing daunting challenges to labor policies. Given global trade uncertainty, Hung said a key solution is to create a flexible and inclusive work environment that is friendly to female, middle-aged and elderly individuals.
 
The minister also took the opportunity to exchange views with his counterparts on issues such as cross-border personnel recruitment. He lauded APEC for facilitating experience sharing among member economies, which he said would help Taiwan bring its policies more in line with global standards.


Source:  Taiwan Today (https://taiwantoday.tw/index.php)