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World Day for Decent Work 2010 (WDDW)

http://www.wddw.org

October 07, 2010

Objective:
Decent work must be at the centre of government actions to bring back economic growth and build a new global economy that puts people first.

Organised by the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC-CSI), this is a day for mobilisation all over the world: one day when all the trade unions in the world stand up for decent work, at home and abroad.

Despite talk of recovery there are few signs of an end to the crisis of employment. Every job lost is a human drama, and so far 34 million jobs have been lost as a result of the crisis since it broke in 2008, and 64 million people have been pushed into extreme poverty.

The world is at a tipping point: either it can break with the failed policies of the past which brought in the crisis and move forward to a fairer, sustainable and more prosperous future, or it can fall back into the injustices and misery of the past with the prospect of increased poverty and mass unemployment as a permanent feature of our societies.

WDDW therefore has three core messages for this year:

1) Growth and decent jobs, not austerity, are essential to beating the crisis and ending poverty.

2) Quality public services are essential for a decent life and must not be slashed in the name of fiscal consolidation.

3) The financial sector must pay for the damage it has caused and be made to serve the real economy and real human needs.

Hundreds of events will be happening, at national and local levels, around the world. Check out the World Day for Decent Work site www.wddw.org to find your nearest, or to add your own.

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9/08/10 Jobs need growth, and that won't come from cuts

by: johninnit

In the UK, the Government have announced huge cuts to public spending, which are putting us at real risk of a double dip recession, with tens of thousands more thrown out of work, as contracts that the private sector rely on are slashed. The human cost of people denied the chance to work and earn for themselves is only going to grow, and will be especially hard on the many young people who are now long-term unemployed. This is happening all over the world, as social programs are cut, and the ris