The ILO and the G20

The G20 is a forum for international economic cooperation. It brings together some of the world’s largest economies to discuss major international economic issues and strengthen coordination on other issues of mutual interest. Its members represent around 85 per cent of the world's GDP and more than 75 per cent of world trade. Together, they account for around two-thirds of the world's population. 

The G20 is made up of 19 countries, the European Union and the African Union.

The ILO is a key knowledge partner in several working groups, providing technical inputs to the G20 on policies that promote decent work and advance social justice. It conducts analysis and provides policy recommendations that support multilateral discussions on the labour and social dimension of economic and environmental policies. In so doing, the ILO fulfils its Constitutional imperative to examine and consider all international economic and financial policies in light of the fundamental objective of social justice. 

The theme for South Africa's G20 Presidency is “Solidarity, Equality, Sustainability”. It is made up of 15 working groups in the Sherpa Track and seven technical groups in the Finance Track. 

The South African G20 Presidency has established three time-bound Task Forces that bring together the Finance and Sherpa Tracks: 

• the Task Force Inclusive Economic Growth, Industrialisation, Employment and Reduced Inequality
• the Task Force Artificial Intelligence, Data Governance and Innovation for Sustainable Development
• the Task Force Food Security

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