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" Anyone who has lived in an area with high unemployment knows how it erodes social bonds, lowers the resilience of the unemployed and their families, and damages the prospects of the next generation. "

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" When minimum living wages, bargaining for fair wages, pensions, and job security are denied in too many countries, it is not rocket science to understand the drivers of inequality. "

Sharan Burrow

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" We need investment in green economy infrastructure; public services, training and education; and a multilateral plan to create youth job opportunities. "

" It's never been clearer that unrestrained market forces do not produce the kind of societies we aspire to - economically stable and socially inclusive, where citizens have access to secure jobs with the dignity of a fair wage and a welfare safety net. "

" If the impoverishment and community fragmentation continue, it is not a stretch to predict urban wars sparked by inequality, unemployment, and the breakdown of dialogue between leaders and citizens. "

" We cannot grow jobs without investment; we cannot grow economies if we don't earn. "

" We all eat breakfast in the morning, we all go to sleep at night, and we all want our kids to have opportunities that we didn't. "

" Trade unions have stood at the front lines of struggles for democratic change and social justice throughout history. In many countries, we are the organized voice of oppositions to governments operating at the behest of corporate power and vested interests. "

" My job is to represent working people. "

" Workers in Myanmar must have an effective remedy when their rights are violated. "

" As economists bandy about terms like 'recapitalization,' 'credit lines,' and 'liquidity,' families are facing brutal cuts to their social services and welfare payments, losing their homes, wondering how their kids will make their way in the world. "

" South Carolina is a 'right to work' state - a misnomer of a phrase, as the laws limits union representation of workers. It does does not guarantee workers a job or fair wages and conditions. "

" Public opinion must be heard. "

" Out of the fires of desperation burn hope and solidarity. "

" Poor people around the world spend more on energy because they lack the capital to buy a more expensive energy-efficient product. "

" We may be living in a world of disposable electronics, but working people are not disposable commodities. "

" Until you separate the speculative behaviour of the financial sector from the real economy and the financing of the real economy, then we are not going to see the kind of stability or the capacity to drive genuine, income-led growth as opposed to debt-fuelled, speculative behaviour. "

" Democracy is becoming collateral damage in a world where global risks have been ignored or exacerbated by those with the power to act. "

" Creating a Financial Transactions Tax would go a long way to curbing short-term speculative trading, including high-frequency trading. "

Sharan Burrow

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" 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. "

" 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. "

" Banks don't come with an internal switch that says, 'Enough! Let's slow down a little.' Or, 'Let's just share this wealth around for the benefit of the community now.' That's the job of government. "

" With global rules for global supply chains, we can end corporate greed. "

" Technological developments are changing the way we live, and there is much talk of digitalisation and the disruptive business models enabled by smart phones, tablets, computers, and the 'Internet of things.' "

" Market-led globalization is leading to a race to the bottom, where efficiency and profit matter more than a fair share for working people. "

" Football, or soccer as it is known, is a game of two halves. It's a game with rules and a referee. FIFA, the governing body for football, follows neither the rule of law or has the oversight of a referee. "

" In terms of emerging economies, we absolutely believe that the prescription is social protection and a minimum wage on which people can live. "

" Politically, we have seen the impact of social media organizing people through the Arab Spring. "

" The concept of 'green jobs' or a 'green economy' is often attacked as the work of the Grimm Brothers by those wedded to the grim science of free-market economics. "

" For the unions, it is simple. There are no jobs on a dead planet. "

" When work is not underpinned by social protection, people risk falling into poverty traps. "