Task Force Overview
In a rapidly changing global landscape, employment, education, and business innovation are crucial pillars for fostering sustainable socio-economic development and stability. The B20 South Africa Employment & Education Task Force is focused on improving skills, reducing the gap between learning and earning, and enabling more people to find sustainable employment.
The Task Force is focused on six priority areas:
- Promote a business agenda for jobs growth and people participation in labour markets, recognising it will promote societal and political stability
- Increase female labour force participation by removing barriers to women’s employment
- Advance a flexible and pragmatic approach towards digital platform work and the gig economy
- Equip citizens early on through early childhood care and education
- Connect youth to earning opportunities through a G20 Youth Employment Compact
- Empower re- and up-skilling based on labour market demand
This Task Force aims to help reduce global unemployment (5% of the labour force) and underemployment (10%-15%) by encouraging G20 governments and policymakers to invest in tools that reflect the dynamic changes taking place in the world, driven by both technology and demographics, to achieve economic growth and employment outcomes that support social, economic and political stability.
Leadership Overview
Shadi Chauke
Group Executive, Sanlam
Deputy Chair
Shadi Chauke
Group Executive, Sanlam
Deputy Chair
Co-Chairs
Allen Blue
Asif Valley
Bettina Schaller
Erol Kirasep
Professor Haroon Bhorat – Sygnia
Dr. K.P. Krishnan
Leila Fourie
Mary-Alice Vuicic
Nicola Galombik
Rafael Cervone
Renate Hornung-Draus
Saïd Ali
Zhu Hongren
Chair Introduction Video
Hear from Task Force Chair Paul Hanratty:
As Chair of the Employment & Education Task Force, Paul Hanratty shares the Task Force’s mission to drive systemic change across education, skills development, employment pathways, and entrepreneurship.
Upcoming Task Force Events
The B20 South Africa Employment & Education Task Force will be present at the following events:
Final Task Force Recommendations
The Final Paper highlights the urgency of tackling global unemployment, skills mismatches, and gender inequality that limit inclusive growth. Recommendations focus on affordable early childhood education, youth employment pathways, and removing barriers to female participation. They also emphasise re-skilling, upskilling, and adapting to digital platform work to prepare a workforce that can thrive in rapidly changing labour markets.
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