Issued by the 8th APEC Human Resources
Development Ministerial
Meeting
Nanjing, People’s
Republic of China, 21 September
2026
Ministers and officials from APEC
economies issued a statement following their meeting in
Nanjing on Friday to strengthen human resources development
across the Asia-Pacific amid shifts in employment
patterns.
The meeting, chaired by Wang Xiaoping,
China’s Minister of Human Resources and Social Security,
concluded with ministers emphasizing the importance of
seizing new human resources development
opportunities.
Ministers recognized how artificial
intelligence (AI) and other emerging technologies are
reshaping production and employment patterns and at the same
time, rapid demographic shifts are converging and driving
profound changes in human resources development.
The
joint statement identified three key areas to strengthen
human resources development across the
region:
- Promoting high-quality, full and
productive employment and employment-friendly economic
growth - Investing in people and enhancing vocational
skills training - Strengthening and optimizing social
security systems for efficiency, adaptability and
accountability
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