BRICS ministers share their labor experience

Topics including boosting innovation and entrepreneurship, improving the social security system and increasing vocational training were some of the highlights of the 2017 BRICS Labor and Employment Ministers' Meeting, which concluded in Chongqing on Wednesday.

More than 100 people, including labor and employment ministers from BRICS countries, representatives from international organizations such as the International Labor Organization and International Social Security Association attended the two-day meeting.

Yin Weimin, China's minister of Human Resources and Social Security, said at the meeting that developments in science and technology, the restructuring of the economy and changes in demographics have brought new challenges for labor that require BRICS members to work together and come up with better solutions.