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This is a significant shift from its previously held position that rising inequality was a necessary trade-off for achieving greater economic growth. What is the IMF […] View resource Discussion paper Macroeconomic Policy and Women’s Economic Empowerment 01/09/2017 1 documents 12 pages long Languages: English Overview Overview Share Share Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on email Keywords Education Gender inequality Healthcare Inequality Labour rights Unpaid care Women's economic empowerment Women's rights Overview At its core, the economic empowerment of women – to succeed and advance economically and to make and act on economic decisions – depends on the quantity and quality of paid employment, the provision or absence of public services, the amount of unpaid care work borne by women, as well as coverage or lack thereof […] View resource Briefing paper Even it Up: How to tackle inequality in Vietnam 12/01/2017 2 documents 54 pages long Languages: English Overview Overview Share Share Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on email Keywords Civic engagement Governance Labour rights Poverty Public services Public spending Taxation Overview Vietnam has a strong record of poverty reduction, but today, increasing inequality is threatening decades of progress. Vietnam’s 210 super-rich earn more than enough in one year to lift 3.2 million people out of poverty and end extreme poverty in Vietnam. Economic inequality is reinforced by inequality of voice and opportunity, with the poorest excluded […] View resource Research report Labour Rights in Vietnam: Unilever’s progress and systemic challenges 04/07/2016 2 documents 76 pages long Languages: English, Vietnamese Overview Overview Share Share Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on email Keywords Gender justice Inequality Labour rights Labour standards Living wage Private sector Supply chains Overview In 2011, Oxfam published a study into the gap between Unilever’s high-level policies on labour rights and the reality on the ground for workers in Vietnam. Oxfam has reviewed the progress made since 2011 and found that the company’s overall commitment to respecting human and labour rights has been strengthened as a result of effective […] View resource Issue briefing Steps Towards a Living Wage in Global Supply Chains 10/12/2014 3 documents 16 pages long Languages: English, French, Spanish Overview Overview Share Share Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on email Keywords Inequality Labour rights Livelihoods Living wage Overview What are the barriers to ensuring that a living wage is paid, and what are the root causes of low wages? Almost a century after the ILO constitution recognized the need for workers to earn a living wage, this Oxfam paper outlines the compelling reasons for responsible companies to act now to raise wages that […] View resource Posts navigation Prev page Page 1 … Page 3 Page 4 Spotted an error? Let us know