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Sharan Burrow: Do workers have faith in collective action?

Stephen Sackur interviews the General Secretary of the International Trade Union Confederation, Sharan Burrow.

Stephen Sackur interviews the General Secretary of the International Trade Union Confederation, Sharan Burrow. There are signs of deepening worker discontent around the world; inflation is outstripping wages, and global corporations stand accused of putting profits before people, while many governments see organised labour as a threat. Have workers lost their faith in collective action?

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Sun 24 Jul 202221:06GMT
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  • Fri 22 Jul 202207:06GMT
    BBC World Service
  • Fri 22 Jul 202214:06GMT
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  • Fri 22 Jul 202221:06GMT
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  • Sun 24 Jul 202217:06GMT
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  • Sun 24 Jul 202221:06GMT
    BBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only

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