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Danh ngôn của Sharan Burrow (Sứ mệnh: 5)

Stark inequality, poverty, and unemployment are driving increased social unrest and, consequently, social and economic risk. Environmental deterioration may well intensify social inequality.
We all need to work together, because there are no jobs on a dead planet; there is no equity without rights to decent work and social protection, no social justice without a shift in governance and ambition, and, ultimately, no peace for the peoples of the world without the guarantees of sustainability.
There is a great deal of sympathy amongst workers for the Occupy Wall Street movement. We understand their frustration.
Governments that fail to provide jobs to those who are willing and able to work begin to lose their legitimacy and will face the anger of the electorate.
Out of the fires of desperation burn hope and solidarity.
Technological developments are changing the way we live, and there is much talk of digitalisation and the disruptive business models enabled by smart phones, tablets, computers, and the 'Internet of things.'
If political leaders want respect, they will begin by enforcing the global rule of law.