The Minister of Inclusion, Social Security and Migrations of Spain, Elma Saiz has assured this Friday that “social investment is not an expense, but a future commitment.” For the minister, this investment means being able to ensure that people “have access to education, health, employment or housing” and involves “strengthening social protection systems so that no one is behind.”
This is stated in his statements at the Ministerial Meeting of Social Policy of the OECD that has been held today in Paris. The Minister of Social Security has valued that “enhancing a social dialogue between different countries is essential to identify common standards and good practices and continue advancing towards more just, egalitarian and solidarity societies.”
He has remarked that after complicated years in which he has gone through a pandemic, an “inflationist shock” and a war, “Social investment is again in the center”
The importance of implementing social policies is highlighted
Among the conclusions that have been obtained in this meeting, the Importance of implementing social policies that they move forward to the impact of longevity and allow progress in the demographic, green and digital transition. In addition, different ways of financing different social protection models have been discussed.
Elma Saiz has remarked that “we live an important moment in which our protection systems must adapt to face global challenges if we want Maintain the well -being of our citizens and our future as prosperous societies. ” And has insisted that social investment is “a growth tool for our societies.”
One of the points of the agreement that has been reached in this ministerial meeting is that of Promote the conciliation policies of working and family life. For the Minister “the correspondible conciliation policies and the protection of childhood will mean that future generations are sufficient for the sustainability of the Social Security System so, after the participation of all countries, we can affirm that investing in security and Child education through social policies allows the future to ensure. ”