of too many central banks raising interest rates. we are not in a period where we can discount the fact that if you have growth way below profits and inflation, then you are, in fact, facing grim economic circumstances. and unless we share prosperity, workers are the victims. but aren t you trying to reinvent economics if you argue that workers pushing for massive pay rises right now is not going to be inflationary? all the evidence over many years suggests that once you get into that wage price spiral, it s very hard to get out of it. well, first of all, look at the wage claims. they re hardly massive demands, given the profits that, as i said, are really driving inflation. that s the key we see. with price rises in energy, with price gouging, with governments who are failing to regulate energy markets, failing to put the windfall tax on profits that we need, and to share that prosperity, then you re creating a low growth future against an inflationary spiral from prices and
well, my guest is long time boss of the international trade union confederation, sharan burrow. do workers have problems that unions cannot fix? sharan burrow in brussels, welcome to hardtalk. good evening. good to have you on the show. let s look at what is happening in the world right now. we have a spike in energy costs right around the world. we have rising inflation in many countries and a squeeze on the cost of living. how grim do you think the prospects for your members, for workers around the world are right now? well, i think you have to take note of workers. they re on strike all around the world. they can t live on the wages that they re being paid. they know that this is a huge injustice when it s profits that are driving inflation. in fact, the union movement has a new term. it s called pro flation , because it s a myth to say that wages are driving inflation. even the eu confirmed just this week that there is no feedback loop between wages and inflation, and it
the boss of the australian based work platform, airtasker and the man leading the policy to regulate the sector, european commissioner, nicholas schmit. also on the show i am going to be talking about supply chains, and the economic pressures of doing business in turkey where inflation is running at 80%. companies. i have got the big bosses of the company which owns companies. where ever you arejoining me from around the world, once again a big hello and a warm welcome to the show. you know, we have seen lots of massive disruptions to the global economy in the last few years. the pandemic shut the world down and now war and sanctions are driving prices up. but before covid, the world of workers was going through another disruption and digital one at that. technology companies were launching platforms like uber, just eat and deliveroo where people can work for less than an hour if they chose, rather than sign contracts for work for years. companies work millions left regulator
sita s husband was called dhan bahadur magar. in 2015, he went to work in the gulf first in saudi arabia, then qatar. the gulf is home to well over 1a million migrant workers, mostly from asia and africa. they come here to support their families back home. in late september 2019, while dhan was in qatar, the country hosted the world athletics championships. the races revealed that no amount of fitness can protect the body from extreme heat. hello and welcome. it s time for the women s marathon here on the glorious corniche of doha, the capital of qatar. one of the most impressive skylines in the world. i can remember coming here 15 years ago, and most of those blocks weren t even there. ethiopia s female long distance runners have won 26 olympic medals, they re among the world s finest. a $60,000 prize awaited the winner of the marathon. one of the favorites was ruti aga. the marathon started at the supposedly cooler time of midnight. but in these hot, humid conditions, it
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