Why
Public-Private Partnerships don't work
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This report by Public
Services International Research Unit (PSIRU) assesses the PPPs
experience in several countries and concludes that PPPs are an
expensive and inefficient way of financing infrastructure and services.
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Union
pressure makes UN back out of Uber collaboration
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At the recent meeting
of UNCSW59 in
New York, Global Unions stood against a UN proposed partnership with
Uber. The UN came back on its decision, declaring that the UN will
not collaborate on jobs with Uber. More
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PSI
calls for new global tax body
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PSI General
Secretary, Rosa Pavanelli, has called for a new global tax body while
giving evidence in New York to the Independent Commission on Reform
of International Corporate Taxation (ICRICT). More
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Jakarta
court cancels water privatisation after 18-year failure
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The Central Jakarta
District Court on 24 March annulled the water privatisation contracts
of Suez (PT PAM Lyonnaise Jaya – Palyja) and Aetra, finding that the
Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) were negligent in fulfilling the
human right to water for Jakarta’s residents. More
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Reducing
disaster risk – what about the workers?
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PSI unions from
around the world participated in the UN World Conference on Disaster
Risk Reduction (WCDRR), held in Sendai, Japan on 14-18 March. The key
points of the PSI interventions are that governments need to train,
equip and respect first responders and frontline disaster workers. More
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