Through job creation, quality public services and better working conditions, people, communities and countries can lift themselves out of poverty, improve livelihoods,… — Sharan Burrow Copy Share Image
Many communities are already devastated by poverty. Increasingly, that poverty is born of the greed of a global trading system. — Sharan Burrow Copy Share Image
Stark inequality, poverty, and unemployment are driving increased social unrest and, consequently, social and economic risk. Environmental deterioration may well intensify social… — Sharan Burrow Copy Share Image
When work is not underpinned by social protection, people risk falling into poverty traps. — Sharan Burrow Copy Share Image
As economists bandy about terms like 'recapitalization,' 'credit lines,' and 'liquidity,' families are facing brutal cuts to their social services and welfare payments, losing… — Sharan Burrow Copy Share Image
Poor people around the world spend more on energy because they lack the capital to buy a more expensive energy-efficient product. — Sharan Burrow Copy Share Image
It seems evident that the IMF has learned nothing from its inequality-inducing policies during the 1980s debt crises in Latin America nor from its… — Sharan Burrow Copy Share Image
As universal a truth as the rising and setting of the sun each day, the global economy needs people. — Sharan Burrow Copy Share Image
Illicit trade corrupts corporations and governments alike, allows dictators to survive, and obscures oppression, including modern day slavery. — Sharan Burrow Copy Share Image
Inequality is a poison that is destroying livelihoods, stripping families of dignity, and splitting communities. — Sharan Burrow Copy Share Image
The concept of 'green jobs' or a 'green economy' is often attacked as the work of the Grimm Brothers by those wedded to the… — Sharan Burrow Copy Share Image
Many women drop out of the work force altogether, which holds back our economy with a loss of skills and personnel. — Sharan Burrow Copy Share Image
Democracy is becoming collateral damage in a world where global risks have been ignored or exacerbated by those with the power to act. — Sharan Burrow Copy Share Image
A new business model based on old principles of social justice where people matter - now that's a revolutionary way to reduce inequality. — Sharan Burrow Copy Share Image
