Guy Ryder the 57 year old British Director General of the International Labour Organization (ILO) and former General Secretary of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), a leading figure in the Global Call to Action Against Poverty (GCAP) has published an article on Aljazeera titled ‘One idea the world has not tried’ claiming that setting job creation as a number one goal would be a sustainable way out of the economic crisis. Ryder states “We have spent the past five years trying to jump start the global economy. After a promising start, we now seem to be heading in the wrong direction. …Some 200 million people worldwide are out of a job. …Young people are particularly hard hit. Close to 75 million 15-24 year olds are unemployed. Many of them experience long spells of unemployment right from the start, or leave the labour market altogether, often losing their professional and social skills and missing out on on-the-job experience. …There is one idea we have not tried: making job creation our number one priority. We have talked about it, but haven't really acted on it. … when people have no jobs or are forced to work in poverty, there is less growth, less security and less human and economic development. Add to this the growing income and social inequalities within and across countries, and what you get is a recipe for economic, political and social instability. A shift to inclusive and sustainable development will not be possible if millions of people are denied the opportunity to earn their living in conditions of equity and dignity. That is why our efforts to achieve inclusive, equitable and sustainable development must be anchored in decent jobs. And why it's time to redouble them now.”  Inspired by Guy Ryder, Aljazeera ow.ly/hnKgB Image source Facebook ow.ly/hnKwk One idea the world has not tried (February 15 2013)

Guy Ryder the 57 year old British Director General of the International Labour Organization (ILO) and former General Secretary of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), a leading figure in the Global Call to Action Against Poverty (GCAP) has published an article on Aljazeera titled ‘One idea the world has not tried’ claiming that setting job creation as a number one goal would be a sustainable way out of the economic crisis. Ryder states “We have spent the past five years trying to jump start the global economy. After a promising start, we now seem to be heading in the wrong direction. …Some 200 million people worldwide are out of a job. …Young people are particularly hard hit. Close to 75 million 15-24 year olds are unemployed. Many of them experience long spells of unemployment right from the start, or leave the labour market altogether, often losing their professional and social skills and missing out on on-the-job experience. …There is one idea we have not tried: making job creation our number one priority. We have talked about it, but haven’t really acted on it. … when people have no jobs or are forced to work in poverty, there is less growth, less security and less human and economic development. Add to this the growing income and social inequalities within and across countries, and what you get is a recipe for economic, political and social instability. A shift to inclusive and sustainable development will not be possible if millions of people are denied the opportunity to earn their living in conditions of equity and dignity. That is why our efforts to achieve inclusive, equitable and sustainable development must be anchored in decent jobs. And why it’s time to redouble them now.”

 

Inspired by Guy Ryder, Aljazeera ow.ly/hnKgB Image source Facebook ow.ly/hnKwk