Welsh - Activist | December 12, 1954 -
When corporations refuse to practice due diligence by not establishing grievance mechanisms for remedy of abuses against the hidden 94% of their workforce in their global supply chains, they perpetuate a depraved model of profit-making that has driven inequality to a level now seen as a global risk in itself.
Sharan Burrow
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The rules of the global economy are rigged against those who have to work to earn a living and in favour of multinational corporations and the ultra-rich.
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Wealth is being generated off the back of oppression and abuse.
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For the unions, it is simple. There are no jobs on a dead planet.
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Climate impacts hit working people first, and with extreme weather events, changing seasons, and rising sea levels, whole communities stand on the front lines.
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The environment, stabilizing the climate, needs urgent attention from all of us.
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When working men and women have secure jobs with living wages and social protection, they can invest in the economy at levels which will increase demand and help overcome the twin challenges of ageing populations and economic stagnation.
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There is no doubt that the participation of women in the workforce is a serious productivity boost, but to enable this ambition, there must be investment in care - child care, aged care, disability care, health, and education - which are essential social support structures to enable women to work.
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When women are expected to bear the burden of unpaid work, everyone loses.
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As we contemplate a world which is still choosing to deploy technological innovation in a way that deepens inequality and divisions within and between nations, we need to set global foundations back on track.
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A new model of business and economic development must ensure everybody's sons and daughters are treated as we would expect for our own.
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Illicit trade corrupts corporations and governments alike, allows dictators to survive, and obscures oppression, including modern day slavery.
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