Rome, June 23, 2021, SPA -- Minister of Human Resources and Social Development Eng. Ahmed bin Suleiman Al-Rajhi concluded today, Saudi Arabia’s participation in the meetings of the G20 labor and employment ministers in Rome, as part of Italian presidency of the group. In a speech before the world labor and employment leaders, Al-Rajhi said that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia commends the Italian presidency for adopting the priorities that promote women’s work, gender equality in the labor market, work patterns in the era of digitization, and social protection systems that ensure the continuation of efforts from the former presidency, describing them as areas of great importance in the field of public policy. He added that, according to official statistics, Saudi Arabia has exceeded the targets of women and youths work, citing an increase of 33.2% by 2020 in the participation rate of women in the workplace. --SPA 01:08 LOCAL TIME 22:08 GMT 0004 www.spa.gov.sa/w1576043