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Key points

• •A tripartite symposium in South Africa highlights the need to link productivity growth with decent work to address the employment crisis.
• •Participants agreed that productivity gains, supported by investments in people, skills, and technology, can generate better jobs and higher incomes.
• •The NEDLAC Call to Action emphasizes a “high-road” approach where productivity, decent work, and inclusion reinforce one another, with plans for an annual Productivity and Employment Review.