Juan Somavia, Director-General of the ILO, steps down in September 2012 after 13 years in office. This book encapsulates his thinking and the ILO’s major policy positions in response to the global jobs crisis. The messages are consistent over the whole of his mandate and so pre-date and in many ways predict the dire situation facing workers around the world. However, the thrust of the book is forward looking, not backward. Mr Somavia focuses on the current crisis, its resolution and how to build from it, adding a strong new voice to the debate on how to move forward. His central message is that the current financially-driven economic model is failing people, and he proposes a new global model that rights today’s imbalances by adding a social pillar to global governance structures.
This engaging book is essential reading for leaders and decision-makers as well as the general public.
This engaging book is essential reading for leaders and decision-makers as well as the general public.
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