I am sure that you're familiar with them, and many of you have participated in the debate surrounding these reforms. First, Employment Insurance (EI) benefits were restructured to strengthen the incentive to work.
To that end, we need better education and higher qualifications: countries need to promote equal access to high-quality primary, secondary and tertiary education. What is crucial to educational success in 5 to 50 years is that we increase public spending on qualified personnel. Moreover, active labour market policies shall support the jobless in their efforts to qualify for other professions. 6.