http://www.ituc-csi.org/governments-must-act-for-a.html It is more than five years since the financial crisis hit,
followed rapidly by a larger economic crisis. This economic earthquake exposed
the dangers of financialisation; of having the real economy subservient to
finance; and of two decades of growing inequality. The resulting shock added
millions to the already teeming ranks of the jobless and threw millions more
into precarious work. Many workers have lost good jobs and far too many have
also lost the fundamental rights that went with them.
On this May Day, Global Unions call on governments to assume
their responsibilities and join together to end the crisis. They need to create
decent, sustainable jobs and stand up for the rights of people at work.
