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If multilateral institutions cannot bring about peace and the rule of law because of the vested interests of their members, then both national democracy and global governance will continue to be rocked by crises.

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Public opinion must be heard.

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Where laws recognize rights to collective bargaining, the truth is that employee rights to negotiate with employers are denied in many countries.

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Stark inequality, poverty, and unemployment are driving increased social unrest and, consequently, social and economic risk. Environmental deterioration may well intensify social inequality.

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My job is to represent working people.

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If people do not have jobs, they do not have a secure income, and they do not have a sense of security.

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

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If there are not jobs or adequate forms of social protection, there is not enough income to create the consumption base that drives demand and sustainable economic growth.

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What Qatar chose is a system where a worker is owned by his employer. When your employer forces you to live in squalor, makes you work longest hours in extreme heat, doesn't allow you to change jobs, doesn't pay your wages on time, abuses you physically and psychologically, you have no way out, you can't leave. You are trapped.

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Globalization can be shaped to ensure that people matter.

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Biography

Nationality: Welsh

Type: Activist

Born: December 12th, 1954

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