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ILO Official Points to Labor Policies for Growth
July 26, 2016
At a recent meeting in Beijing, Director-General of the International Labour Organization Guy Ryder called on countries to focus on government action in support of the labor market, including minimum wage increases, to support global economic growth.
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OECD Calls for More Progressive Tax Systems
July 26, 2016
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development has published a report on how governments should encourage "inclusive" economic growth by promoting progressive tax systems that prioritize "sharing the benefits more evenly within society."
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Mediterranean Countries Agree to Climate Action
July 26, 2016
The EU Committee of the Regions has released an article describing its support of the recent Tangier Declaration, an agreement on a regional approach to countering global warming in the Mediterranean region adopted in the run-up to the November 2016 COP22 global climate meeting in Marrakech.
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UNCTAD Framework Focuses on SDGs
July 25, 2016
The outcome document from a recent worldwide summit hosted by the UN Conference on Trade and Development is "largely focused" on how UNCTAD will work to achieve the UN's comprehensive Sustainable Development Goals over the course of the coming four years.
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Commentator: Australia Stifles Global Rights Agenda
July 25, 2016
Lawyer and commentator Richard Ackland writes that the government of Australia "defiantly holds back the tide of the global rights movement" by refusing to give judges the authority to strike down or block legislation they believe contravenes human rights law.
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