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The richest one percent of the UK population own more than 20 times more wealth than the poorest 20 percent combined. The EU referendum vote was a stark illustration of just how polarized our society is, with […] 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 Underpaid and Undervalued: How inequality defines women’s work in Asia 31/05/2016 2 documents 24 pages long Languages: English Overview Overview Share Share Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on email Keywords Decent work Gender equality Gender justice Inequality Living wage Unpaid care Overview Rising economic inequality across Asia is threatening poverty reduction and slowing down the fight against gender inequality. Although the region has experienced economic growth, the bottom 70% have seen their income share fall while the share for the top 10% has increased rapidly. Low wages and a lack of rights at work, particularly for women, […] View resource Briefing note An Inequality Commissioner for London 05/04/2016 1 documents 4 pages long Languages: English Overview Overview Share Share Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on email Keywords Decent work Inequality Living wage Mayor of London Poverty in the UK Taxation UK poverty Overview London is the UK’s richest city and a driver of its economy, but also home to the country’s greatest extremes of poverty and wealth. Around 2.3m people live below the poverty line in London – 27 percent of its population, compared with 20 percent in the rest of England. The mayoralty of London is one […] View resource Campaign report Even It Up: A blueprint for change 13/01/2016 4 documents 28 pages long Languages: English, Welsh Overview Overview Share Share Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on email Keywords Childcare Doughnut economics Economic inequality Education Food poverty Livelihoods Living wage Poverty in the UK Refugees and IDPs UK poverty Wales Women Overview Oxfam’s vision is of a world without poverty; Oxfam Cymru works with others to make this vision a reality here in Wales. But there is work to be done. Economic inequality and poverty blight this world and Wales is no exception, with women suffering the most. Meanwhile, climate change is playing havoc with the weather […] View resource Issue briefing In Work But Trapped in Poverty: A summary of five studies conducted by Oxfam, with updates on progress along the road to a living wage 29/09/2015 1 documents 24 pages long Languages: English Overview Overview Share Share Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on email Keywords Decent work Living wage Overview Oxfam believes that access to decent work on a living wage is a fundamental pathway out of poverty, and one of the best ways to counter growing inequality. This summary of recent Oxfam research in Morocco, Kenya, Malawi, Vietnam and Myanmar paints a picture of workers, mostly women, who are working hard but trapped in […] 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 2 Spotted an error? Let us know