Welfare and Society
The TUC believes in full employment and work for all those who want it, but those who cannot work should get decent benefits that lift them out of poverty. Here is research and policy on welfare and work issues. You can find older material by using the search facilities.
3.8
million children live in poverty in the UK today, thats one in three children
- a shocking figure given the wealth of our nation.
The campaign to End Child Poverty includes children's and other charities,
social justice groups, faith-groups, trade unions, businesses and many others
concerned about the unacceptably high levels of child poverty in the UK who
are working together for change. Visit their website at http://www.endchildpoverty.org.uk/
The most recent documents available on this subject are:
Future jobs must not be thrown away on early spending cuts, says TUC
Commenting on the latest unemployment figures published today (Wednesday) by the Office for National Statistics, TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber said:
17 March 2010
The costs of unemployment
A briefing on the costs of unemployment to individuals, families and society. Published to mark the UK launch of the European Year for Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion.
PDF version available for download
16 March 2010
Bearing the Burden - the inequality of climate change
Women came together to celebrate International Women's Day (8 March) to debate how climate change and the decisions being taken to tackle the environmental challenges the World faces disproportionately impacts on women in society.
8 March 2010
The Marmot Review
The Department of Health's Strategic Review of Health Inequalities, the Marmot Review, was published this week. This recognises the importance of the quality of work and that getting people off benefits and into low paid, insecure and health-damaging work is not a desirable option. One of its policy objectives calls for creation of “fair employment and good work for all.”
24 February 2010
Cycles of poverty, unemployment and low pay
Produced by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, reports that the conditions of people's employment relates strongly to recurrent poverty. The report confirms that entering work, cannot provide a sustainable route out of poverty if job security, low pay and lack of progression are also not addressed.
24 February 2010
Long way to go before UK has a healthy jobs market, warns TUC
Commenting on the latest unemployment figures, published today (Wednesday) by the Office for National Statistics, TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber said:
20 January 2010
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