International Union representatives would now wish to turn the
focus on job creation and do away with the failed policies of austerity.
Members of the Trade Union at the Organization for Economic
Cooperation and Development (OECD) Forum believe there is a need for the world
to shift its focus from harsh austerity measures since they have failed to
impact nations in recession mainly those in the Euro-zone.
The main aim of the investment is to redeem economies from
recession and creating jobs.
Debating against
austerity measures
The austerity measures are said to have created a lost generation
of youth that are hard to be accommodated by the economy.
Burrow called for a 1 trillion euro investment into infrastructure
as a way to create jobs and combat the financial crisis.
Polling conducted by the unions and presented at the conference
showed seven countries -- Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Spain, UK and the
U.S. -- supported, by a huge majority, investments in education, research and
new technologies.
The research showed 92% of those polled supported investment in
education, research and new technologies, 87% supported investment in clean
energy and environmental industries and 85% supported policies to stop
corporates avoiding tax. The results came from more than 13,000 online
interviews over 13 countries in the second half of April 2013.
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