The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), in a delegation to the G20 meeting in Brisbane, will call for a plan for jobs and growth and policies to stimulate demand, reduce inequalities and generate investment.
Sharan Burrow, General Secretary of the ITUC, said “Governments are prioritising policies which support the interests of big business and not tackling the inequality of wages and rising unemployment.”
Bernadette Ségol, Secretary General of the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC), a member of the trade union delegation to the G20, said “Instead of competing to offer multi-national companies the lowest tax deals, G20 governments should be working together to tackle tax evasion and avoidance, and use the money to invest in sustainable growth and decent jobs. ”
She added “The G20 also needs to commit ambitious climate action that will create quality jobs and ensure a fair transition for workers and their communities”.
More information: http://www.ituc-csi.org/new-survey-half-of-g20-policies
