There’s been a call for “smart social policies” to tackle the global economic recovery which hangs in the balance. Tipping that balance towards sustainable growth and development means tackling social injustice. The world of work is now at the centre of discontent and must be an integral part in shaping a different, more just, global order for the future. The world of work is facing: 200 million unemployed, a further 870 million working poor, some 74 million unemployed youth, persisting child and forced labour and more than half of the world population having no social security at all. With full employment, the interdependent world economy would perform much better. Yet, … Continue reading Guy Ryder